George W. Joseph State Natural Area
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George W. Joseph State Natural Area
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 Upper Latourell Falls |
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| location | Multnomah County in Oregon (USA) | |
| surface | 60 ha | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 32 ' N , 122 ° 13' W | |
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| administration | Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. | |
The George W. Joseph State Natural Area is a state park in Multnomah County in the US state of Oregon . The 60 hectare park is located in the Columbia River Gorge and is accessed via paths from the 76 m high Latourell Falls through the adjacent Guy W. Talbot State Park . The park area was owned by George W. Joseph , a Senator for the state of Oregon. He and his heirs donated a total of 32 hectares to the state of Oregon in 1934 and 1942, and in 1959 the additional park area was bought by Multnomah County. Use of the park is free of charge. The park is located on the upper reaches of Latourell Creek and is densely forested. A path leads to the 36 m high Upper Latourell Falls .
literature
- Jan Bannan: Oregon State Parks: A complete Recreation Guide. Seattle, Mountaineers Books, 2nd Edition 2002, ISBN 978-0-89886794-7
Web links
- Oregon State Parks: George W. Joseph State Natural Area
- George W. Joseph State Natural Area in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ^ Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved August 18, 2011 .