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Starvation Creek State Park

Coordinates: 45°41′17″N 121°41′21″W / 45.6881732°N 121.6892416°W / 45.6881732; -121.6892416
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Starvation Creek State Park
Starvation Creek State Park is located in Oregon
Starvation Creek State Park
Starvation Creek State Park is located in the United States
Starvation Creek State Park
TypePublic, state
LocationHood River County, Oregon
Nearest cityHood River
Coordinates45°41′17″N 121°41′21″W / 45.6881732°N 121.6892416°W / 45.6881732; -121.6892416[1]
Operated byOregon Parks and Recreation Department

Starvation Creek State Park is a state park located west of Hood River, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. It was named Starvation Creek because a train was stopped there by snow drifts and passengers had to dig out the train. No documented starvation took place.[2]

Starvation Creek has a small waterfall and a trailhead for hiking.[3]

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  1. ^ "Starvation Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Starvation Creek and Starvation Creek State Park, Oregon"". © 2014, Lyn Topinka, "ColumbiaRiverImages.com". Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Starvation Creek State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved July 6, 2011.