Said to be some of the best canyoneering along the Columbia Gorge, Eagle Creek can be as short or as long as you'd like. There is a popular trail, Eagle Creek Trail that follows the creek for many miles. You can take the trail and then bushwhack to the creek to begin the descent downstream along the canyon. This route hikes the trail to the 30 foot Punchbowl Falls and then returns back along the creek, rappelling down the falls in the creek. If you hike up farther, there are larger falls, so plan for rope and webbing accordingly. You can view details about each falls along the creek at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Creek_waterfalls

Sardine Creek feeds into Big Cliff Reservoir through a gorgeous basalt-lined and thick forested canyon. Just after beginning the descent down the canyon is a 12 foot drop that can be rappelled or carefully downclimbed. After this is an 80 foot waterfall (80 to in a large cliff lined bowl. A good anchor can be had on a tree on the left and use padding as the rope goes over a sharp edge. At the bottom of the waterfall is a small pool next to an enormous overhanging boulder. You can either go left of the boulder and rappel 30 feet or go right of the boulder and scramble down large boulders to the bottom of another falls. Continuing on is a 40 foot waterfall which is rappelled from a tree on the right. Next come two waterfalls a few hundred yards apart. The first is about 20 feet high. It can be rappelled from a tree on the left or downclimbed on a large fallen log on the left. The next waterfall, Chasm Falls, flows into a pothole. You can anchor to a tree on the right and rappel 25 feet and then swim across the pothole. Just down stream of Chasm Falls you can exit the canyon up left over very loose rock to the road.

This canyoneering route follows the gorgeous Pup Creek over 8 waterfalls before it joins with the Clackamas River. Rappelling down the falls is recommended, although some of them can be scrambled down. The last one falls has a trail from Clackamas River that leads to it and is called Pup Creek Falls. The first falls is 10 feet, the second is 25 feet, the third is 40 feet, the fourth is 40 feet, the fifth is 65 feet, the sixth is 80 feet, the seven is 20 feet and Pup Creek Falls is 237 feet in 3 tiers. Just after the last waterfall is a trail. This route follows the trail to the trailhead at Fish Creek Road, but you may choose to swim across Clackamas River and have a shuttle car on Road 224.

Southeast from Detroit lake in forest hills lies a hidden gem for canyoneering, Lost Creek. Following Forest Road 075 until it ends, you will hike straight down to a side tributary to Lost Creek. Shortly after following the creek, there is a gorgeous 60 foot waterfall. This can be rappelled down from a tree on the left. Right after the large waterfall is a 10 foot falls that you can rappel down into a shallow pool. Once it joins Lost Creek, the area changes and becomes wider and more shallow until reaching the gorge. The water in the gorge must be low to continue as there are some narrow sections. In the gorge, the first rappel is about 25 feet next to a waterfall. The second is sloping, about 60 feet, and goes over a few small falls in a narrow chute. The third is about 20 feet at a log jam. Natural anchors exist abundantly. Scrambling just a bit more leads to a small hike out to the bridge of Forest Road 10 where you should have a shuttle car. Recommended to use a 160 foot rope and 60 feet of webbing.

Like being in the middle of a rainforest with crystal clear water and green foliage everywhere, Helion Creek is a beauty that is worth the challenge. Beginning above Helion Creek and hiking along an old logging road now closed off, this first part of this route gains about 800 feet. There are four gorgeous waterfalls cascading over moss-covered rocks to repel down. The first waterfall is about 90 feet. The second is at least 110 feet. The third is about 40 feet, and the fourth about 25 feet. Less than a half mile from the drop in point, is the confluence with the Clackamas River. When you get to this, you can either swim across the river and hike the road about a mile to Armstrong Campground, or you can bushwhack upstream about a half mile along the south shore of the river to reach Carter Bridge and walk the road from there.

This exciting canyon cut by Poison Creek has multiple small pools and requires a few rappels to descend through the canyon. The canyon has many down-climbs and then the first rappel is 20 to 25 feet down a steep cascade into a pool. Unless using a lot of webbing, rocks will have to be gathered to build an anchor in the water at the top of the rappel. lt is possible to bypass this rappel by climbing onto the wide but slanted moss covered ledge on the right. Following the rappel and pool, the canyon descends a narrow chute and then a second rappel. This mandatory rappel is probably about 50 feet high down a waterfall in a narrow chute with a large pool at the bottom. Immediately downstream is another small waterfall that can be rappelled or lt can be bypassed by climbing across a narrow exposed ledge on the left. Continue down the canyon until it begins to open up more and climb out before the bridge. This is a one-way trip.

Along the Columbia River Gorge, Cabin Creek ends with a dramatic 200 foot drop into a deep slot. Most of the time, the flow is very small. To start the route, you will follow the Starvation Ridge Trail up a ridge along switchbacks until it makes a sharp left and crosses over Cabin Creek. At this point, the canyoneering down the creek begins with two twenty foot waterfalls. Depending on where you access the creek you may have to negotiate one or both of them. You soon arrive at the edge of the large Cabin Falls. Anchor from a small tree with 8 feet of webbing. The waterfall drops 90 feet into slot with a shallow pool about 40 feet long. It then drops about another 120 feet to the bottom. It is essential that you have a long enough rope if you do this in one rappel. A 60 meter dynamic rope will stretch enough to get you (just barely) to a ledge about 25 feet above the bottom of the falls. From the ledge you can climb down the rest. If you want to rappel the last 25 feet you will need a longer rope. There is a possibility that you could find or create an anchor in the slot and thus, break it up into two rappels.

A very tough place to access, West Little Owyhee River or Louse Canyon is therefore very infrequently explored. Though remote, the canyon has been described as a place of great beauty with vertical walls, rock towers, caves, clear water and abundant wildlife. Located in the southeast corner of Oregon, the river that runs through the canyon leads to the Owyhee River. No specialized gear is needed besides waterproof bag, as there are some areas to wade depending on the water level. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that will not disappoint.

A popular attraction at Crater Lake National Park are the Pinnacles, towering needle-like formations of rock. This route takes you to the bottom of the canyon where the Pinnacles are formed, a very different perspective from the more popular trail along the rim. The Pinnacles are called fossil fumaroles that project from the canyon floor and were formed under sheets of volcanic pumice that preceded Mazama's collapse, causing Crater Lake.

Along the scenic Columbia Gorge is a waterfall-filled canyon created by Bridal Veil Creek. It is a steep bushwhack down to the creek. This short journey down the canyon starts with a steep bushwhack from Palmer Mill Road to the creek. Downstream is the first rappel at Upper Bridal Veil Falls. Anchoring from a large tree on the left, this is a 100 foot rappel. Following this are multiple cascades to scramble down or you can use fallen logs. After a few scrambles, there is a 15 foot waterfall that can be rappelled or climbed down on the left if the water is low enough. Next, there is a 25 feet waterfall that drops into a narrow deep pool. Rappel this using the fallen log in the bottom part of the falls as the anchor. The canyon gets higher and steeper with the fourth and final waterfall has a 60 foot rappel into a deep pool. You can anchor it from a log on the right. The final leg is a hike to the Historic Columbia Rvier Hwy bridge where there is a close parking lot. Bring 30 feet of webbing and enough rope to rappel 100 feet.