Imnaha Falls

Wolf Lichen

  • Easy (to Blue Hole)
  • 4 miles round trip
  • 200 feet elevation gain
  • Open mid-May to mid-November
  • Use: hikers, horses


  • Difficult (to Imnaha Falls)
  • 11.4 miles round trip
  • 800 feet elevation gain


The Imnaha River roars out of the Eagle Cap Wilderness 40 feet wide, but upstream it squeezes through spectacular, 10-foot rock slots at Blue Hole and Imnaha Falls. Children do well on the easy 2-mile walk to Blue Hole, where the riverbank is full of skipping rocks. For a longer hike, continue to Imnaha Falls.

From …

This chapter taken from the book 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon.