Lower Ruckel Creek Falls

Lower Ruckel Creek Falls is a waterfall in Hood River, Oregon. Lower Ruckel Creek Falls is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Buck Point, as well as near the islet Goose Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridge of the Gods and Bonneville Dam.

Bridge of the Gods

Bridge

Photo: Cacophony, CC BY 2.5.

The Bridge of the Gods is a steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks, Oregon, and Washington state near North Bonneville. Bridge of the Gods is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.

Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. Bonneville Dam is situated 1 mile west of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.

Bonneville Dam Historic District

Protected area

Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonneville Dam Historic District is a protected area, which is situated 1½ miles west of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonneville and Cascade Locks.

Bonneville

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Bonneville is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on Interstate 84 and the Columbia River. Bonneville is best known as the site of Bonneville Dam. North Bonneville, Washington is across the river. Bonneville is situated 2 miles southwest of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.

Cascade Locks

Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cascade Locks had a population of 1,379. Cascade Locks is just upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, a toll bridge that spans the Columbia River.

North Bonneville

Village

Photo: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0.

North Bonneville is a city along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2020 census. It lies within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area on the north side of Bonneville Dam complex. North Bonneville is situated 2½ miles west of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.

Lower Ruckel Creek Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Hood River, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.64503° or 45° 38′ 42″ north

Longitude

-121.91877° or 121° 55′ 8″ west

Open location code

84QWJ3WJ+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5284445664

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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