Viento State Park

Cabin Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Cabin Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Viento State Park near Cook, WA. The route passes Viento West Bluff before reaching Cabin Creek Falls at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 240 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.69637, -121.66828
Nearest town Cook, WA

Directions

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Cabin Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 109–240 ft

Out & Back · Viento State Park

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.69637, -121.66828

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Viento West Bluff.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Cabin Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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