Permits will be required at Multnomah Falls from May 23 to Sept. 1 in 2025 (that’s Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day), required for all visitors who show up from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Oregon’s tallest waterfall at 632 feet, Multnomah Falls is visible from Interstate 84 and is easily the most visited falls in the state. One reader picked Multnomah because it was the first ...

A footbridge offers hikers a view of Multnomah Falls, a waterfall near Portland along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, Sept. 24, 2022.

FILE - Tourists take pictures next to Multnomah Falls in 2018. The Multnomah Falls timed-entry system starts up again on Friday, May 23, 2025, just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend rush.

The Multnomah Falls parking lot on the historic highway, now run by Sasquatch Shuttle, requires a parking fee that ranges from $5 to $20 per day. Parking is also extremely limited.