Waterfalls in Oregon: 258 Photo Spots, Light & Night Sky Guide

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Celilo FallsWasco County · 50 m

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Multnomah FallsMultnomah County · 192 m

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Latourell FallsMultnomah County · 125 m

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Wahkeena FallsMultnomah County · 185 m

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Ki-a-Kuts FallsWashington County · 396 m

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Horsetail FallsMultnomah County · 81 m

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Wahclella FallsMultnomah County · 93 m

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Metlako FallsHood River County · 68 m

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Benham FallsDeschutes County · 1,259 m

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Bridal Veil FallsMultnomah County · 53 m

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Willamette FallsClackamas County · 18 m

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Dillon FallsDeschutes County · 1,220 m

Waterfalls by county

All waterfalls (258)

Name	County	Elevation	Nearest town	Sky
Celilo FallsLewis & Clark	Wasco County	50 m	Dallesport	3
Multnomah Falls	Multnomah County	192 m	Washougal	4
Latourell Falls	Multnomah County	125 m	Washougal	5
Wahkeena Falls	Multnomah County	185 m	Washougal	4
Ki-a-Kuts Falls	Washington County	396 m	Yamhill	4
Horsetail Falls	Multnomah County	81 m	Cascade Locks	4
Wahclella Falls	Multnomah County	93 m	Cascade Locks	4
Metlako Falls	Hood River County	68 m	Cascade Locks	3
Benham Falls	Deschutes County	1,259 m	Sunriver	4
Bridal Veil Falls	Multnomah County	53 m	Washougal	5
Willamette Falls	Clackamas County	18 m	Oregon City	8
Dillon Falls	Deschutes County	1,220 m	Deschutes River Woods	4
Ramona Falls	Clackamas County	1,085 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Toketee Falls	Douglas County	708 m	Oakridge	2
Watson Falls	Douglas County	981 m	Oakridge	2
Mill Creek Falls	Jackson County	720 m	Shady Cove	2
Punch Bowl Falls	Hood River County	115 m	Cascade Locks	3
Elowah Falls	Multnomah County	134 m	Cascade Locks	4
Coopey Falls	Multnomah County	109 m	Washougal	4
Middle North Falls	Marion County	343 m	Lyons	4
Winter Falls	Marion County	416 m	Lyons	4
Koosah Falls	Linn County	826 m	Sisters	2
Upper North Falls	Marion County	464 m	Lyons	4
Barr Creek Falls	Jackson County	772 m	Shady Cove	2
Twin Falls	Marion County	379 m	Lyons	4
Henline Falls	Marion County	574 m	Mill City	3
Sherars Falls	Wasco County	209 m	The Dalles	2
Sahalie Falls	Linn County	867 m	Sisters	2
Tumalo Falls	Deschutes County	1,549 m	Deschutes River Woods	3
Youngs River Falls	Clatsop County	16 m	Gearhart	3
Alsea Falls	Benton County	239 m	Junction City	3
South Falls	Marion County	303 m	Sublimity	4
Beaver Creek Falls	Lane County	186 m	Florence	2
Drake Falls	Marion County	324 m	Lyons	4
Proxy Falls	Lane County	968 m	Sisters	2
Wah Gwin Gwin Falls	Hood River County	76 m	Hood River	5
Lower North Falls	Marion County	314 m	Lyons	4
Wiesendanger Falls	Multnomah County	324 m	Washougal	4
Cline Falls	Deschutes County	863 m	Redmond	4
Lower Shellburg Falls	Marion County	361 m	Lyons	4
Lee Falls	Washington County	118 m	Forest Grove	4
Double Falls	Marion County	371 m	Lyons	4
Wolf Creek Falls	Douglas County	395 m	Glide	2
Beaver Falls	Columbia County	78 m	Clatskanie	4
Frustration Falls	Clackamas County	619 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Fairy Falls	Multnomah County	—	Washougal	4
Twister Falls	Hood River County	—	Cascade Locks	3
Salt Creek Falls	Klamath County	—	Oakridge	2
Yakso Falls	Douglas County	945 m	Glide	2
Paulina Falls	Deschutes County	—	La Pine	2
Oneonta Gorge	Multnomah County	—	Cascade Locks	4
Lava Island Falls	Deschutes County	1,196 m	Deschutes River Woods	5
Plaikni FallsCrater Lake	Klamath County	—	Eagle Point	1
Big Butte Creek Falls	Jackson County	—	Eagle Point	3
Cavitt Creek Falls	Douglas County	—	Glide	2
Fall Creek Falls	Douglas County	—	Glide	2
Hole-in-the-Wall Falls	Hood River County	—	Carson	3
Starvation Creek Falls	Hood River County	—	Carson	3
Fishhawk Falls	Clatsop County	246 m	Gearhart	3
Upper Butte Creek Falls	Marion County	543 m	Lyons	4
Annie FallsCrater Lake	Klamath County	1,557 m	Eagle Point	2
Whitehorse Falls	Douglas County	1,115 m	Oakridge	2
Chocolate Falls	Jackson County	983 m	Ashland	3
Wizard Falls	Jefferson County	842 m	Sisters	2
Wildwood Falls	Lane County	306 m	Culp Creek	3
Wahe Falls	Multnomah County	167 m	Cascade Locks	4
Awbrey Falls	Deschutes County	932 m	Redmond	4
Ayers Creek Falls	Marion County	440 m	Lyons	4
Bonnie Falls	Columbia County	105 m	Warren	5
Chichester Falls	Lane County	340 m	Lowell	3
Chitwood Falls	Tillamook County	223 m	Rose Lodge	3
Chush Falls	Deschutes County	1,695 m	Sisters	3
Clover Falls	Douglas County	1,090 m	Glide	2
Cushing Falls	Wasco County	37 m	Dallesport	4
Diamond Creek Falls	Lane County	1,268 m	Oakridge	2
Hemlock Falls	Douglas County	854 m	Glide	2
Copper Creek Falls	Union County	1,834 m	Joseph	1
Deep Creek Falls	Lake County	1,483 m	Lakeview	1
Deer Lick Falls	Douglas County	694 m	Glide	2
Duwee FallsCrater Lake	Klamath County	1,814 m	Eagle Point	2
Vanishing Falls	Clackamas County	639 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Eagle Creek Upper Falls	Clackamas County	295 m	Estacada	4
Dillon Falls	Jackson County	333 m	Gold Hill	4
East Fork Falls	Baker County	1,849 m	Joseph	1
Stasel Falls	Marion County	407 m	Lyons	4
Wallalute Falls	Hood River County	1,487 m	Odell	3
Tamolitch Falls	Linn County	733 m	Sisters	2
Pringle Falls	Deschutes County	1,289 m	La Pine	2
Linton Falls	Lane County	1,315 m	Sisters	2
Little Niagara Falls	Clackamas County	659 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Yocum Falls	Clackamas County	1,022 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Wilson Falls	Tillamook County	143 m	Tillamook	3
Warren Creek Falls	Hood River County	60 m	Carson	3
Big Falls	Deschutes County	756 m	Terrebonne	3
Buck Falls	Morrow County	1,068 m	Heppner	2
Campbell Falls	Douglas County	429 m	Glide	2
Cascade Falls	Linn County	358 m	Mill City	3
Cascade Falls	Lincoln County	65 m	Waldport	2
Coquille River Falls	Coos County	377 m	Port Orford	2
Final Falls	Clackamas County	604 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Wy'east Falls	Multnomah County	—	Cascade Locks	3
Barth Falls	Clatsop County	93 m	Astoria	3
Tamanawas Falls	Hood River County	1,053 m	Odell	3
Celestial Falls	Wasco County	286 m	The Dalles	2
White River Falls	Wasco County	307 m	The Dalles	2
Abiqua Falls	Marion County	385 m	Lyons	4
Sweet Creek Falls	Lane County	130 m	Florence	2
Camp Benson Falls	Hood River County	—	Carson	3
Moon Falls	Lane County	—	Oakridge	3
National Creek FallsCrater Lake	Jackson County	—	Eagle Point	2
Drift Creek Falls	Lincoln County	—	Rose Lodge	3
Baker Creek Falls	Marion County	—	Sublimity	4
Alkali FallsCrater Lake	Jackson County	—	Eagle Point	2
Bridge Creek Falls	Deschutes County	—	Deschutes River Woods	3
Billy Chinook Falls	Jefferson County	—	Culver	3
Shepperd's Dell Falls	Multnomah County	—	Washougal	5
Mist Falls	Multnomah County	217 m	Washougal	4
Ti'lomikh Falls	Jackson County	327 m	Gold Hill	4
Clearwater Falls	Douglas County	1,284 m	Oakridge	2
Hewett Falls	Coos County	257 m	Lakeside	2
Rainbow Falls	Linn County	446 m	Sweet Home	3
Baker Creek Falls	Yamhill County	261 m	McMinnville	4
Berry Creek Falls	Polk County	326 m	Dallas	4
Butte Falls	Jackson County	738 m	Eagle Point	3
Cavitt Falls	Douglas County	238 m	Myrtle Creek	3
Drift Creek Falls	Marion County	300 m	Sublimity	4
Echo Falls	Lincoln County	32 m	Lincoln Beach	3
Elk Creek Falls	Coos County	161 m	Myrtle Point	2
Emile Falls	Douglas County	799 m	Glide	2
Estelle Falls	Coos County	34 m	Lakeside	3
Euchre Falls	Lincoln County	89 m	Siletz	3
Fall Creek Falls	Clackamas County	592 m	Silverton	4
Fall Creek Falls	Lane County	1,459 m	Oakridge	2
Fall Creek Falls	Lincoln County	55 m	Waldport	3
Fall River Falls	Deschutes County	1,278 m	Three Rivers	3
The Falls	Clackamas County	148 m	Estacada	5
Fern Rock Falls	Tillamook County	330 m	Banks	4
Gatch Falls	Linn County	1,218 m	Sisters	2
Glutton Falls	Morrow County	1,075 m	Heppner	2
Gnat Creek Falls	Clatsop County	464 m	Clatskanie	3
Golden Falls	Coos County	175 m	Lakeside	2
Gooch Falls	Linn County	919 m	Sisters	2
Grave Creek Falls	Josephine County	194 m	Merlin	2
Green Peak Falls	Benton County	230 m	Philomath	3
Grotto Falls	Douglas County	952 m	Glide	2
Groundhog Falls	Malheur County	1,452 m	Nampa	1
Grouse Mountain Falls	Lane County	1,289 m	Oakridge	2
Gunaldo Falls	Yamhill County	176 m	Rose Lodge	3
Haines Falls	Washington County	181 m	Yamhill	4
Henrys Falls	Coos County	96 m	Lakeside	2
Hideaway Falls	Clackamas County	751 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Honey Creek Falls	Lane County	1,161 m	Sisters	2
The Horn	Lane County	72 m	Florence	2
Horseshoe Falls	Sherman County	448 m	Goldendale	2
Horseshoe Falls	Marion County	467 m	Lyons	4
Hunter Falls	Wallowa County	1,567 m	Joseph	1
Imnaha Falls	Wallowa County	1,591 m	Joseph	1
Indian Hole Falls	Lane County	1,462 m	Sisters	2
Jackson Falls	Washington County	125 m	North Plains	5
Kelsey Falls (historical)	Josephine County	133 m	Merlin	2
Kilchis Falls	Tillamook County	406 m	Bay City	3
Klamath Falls	Klamath County	1,254 m	Klamath Falls	6
Lancaster Falls	Hood River County	120 m	Carson	3
Laverne Falls	Coos County	49 m	Coquille	2
Lemolo Falls	Douglas County	1,135 m	Oakridge	2
Lillian Falls	Lane County	1,214 m	Oakridge	2
Little Falls	Douglas County	357 m	Glide	2
Little Falls	Clatsop County	91 m	Cannon Beach	3
Little Illinois River Falls	Josephine County	365 m	Cave Junction	2
Little Lee Falls	Washington County	94 m	Yamhill	4
Lookingglass Falls	Union County	781 m	Elgin	2
Loowit Falls	Hood River County	217 m	Cascade Locks	3
Lost Creek Falls	Coos County	470 m	Winston	2
Lower Black Bar Falls	Josephine County	156 m	Merlin	2
Lower Falls	Crook County	1,178 m	Prineville	1
Lower Falls Little Minam River	Union County	1,164 m	Union	2
Lower Soda Falls	Linn County	414 m	Sweet Home	3
Marion Falls	Linn County	1,220 m	Sisters	2
Martin Falls	Lincoln County	60 m	Agate Beach	6
McNabb Falls	Linn County	678 m	Mill City	3
Meadow Brooks Falls	Grant County	1,005 m	Pilot Rock	1
Middle Falls	Clackamas County	209 m	Estacada	4
Middle Creek Falls	Coos County	50 m	Coquille	2
Mill Creek Falls	Wasco County	426 m	Chenoweth	3
Minam Falls	Wallowa County	1,198 m	Enterprise	1
Moffett Falls	Multnomah County	48 m	Cascade Locks	4
Moonfalls	Lane County	921 m	Oakridge	3
Moose Creek Falls	Linn County	321 m	Sweet Home	3
Muir Creek FallsCrater Lake	Douglas County	1,210 m	Eagle Point	2
Munson Creek Falls	Tillamook County	365 m	Tillamook	3
Nehalem Falls	Tillamook County	21 m	Rockaway Beach	3
Nenamusa Falls	Tillamook County	216 m	Willamina	3
North Fork Falls	Douglas County	295 m	Florence	2
Obsidian Falls	Lane County	2,015 m	Sisters	2
Odin Falls	Deschutes County	814 m	Terrebonne	4
Oneonta Falls	Multnomah County	123 m	Cascade Locks	4
Painter Falls	Linn County	785 m	Mill City	3
Paulina Creek Falls	Deschutes County	1,906 m	La Pine	2
Pegleg Falls	Clackamas County	642 m	Mill City	3
Pidgeon Falls	Coos County	29 m	Lakeside	3
Punchbowl Falls	Hood River County	254 m	Odell	3
Rainbow Falls	Lane County	918 m	Sisters	2
Rainie Falls	Josephine County	180 m	Merlin	2
Red Blanket FallsCrater Lake	Klamath County	1,524 m	Shady Cove	2
Sahale Falls	Hood River County	1,401 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Salmon Falls	Lane County	451 m	Oakridge	3
Salmon Falls	Marion County	348 m	Mill City	3
Salt Creek Falls	Lane County	451 m	Oakridge	3
Shadow Falls	Douglas County	658 m	Glide	2
Silver Falls	Coos County	210 m	Lakeside	2
Silver Falls	Josephine County	554 m	Merlin	2
Silver Falls	Polk County	833 m	Grand Ronde	3
Siuslaw Falls	Lane County	175 m	Veneta	3
Slide Falls	Grant County	2,075 m	John Day	1
Smith Falls	Lane County	806 m	Culp Creek	2
Smith River Falls	Douglas County	52 m	Reedsport	2
South Fork Falls	Grant County	1,087 m	John Day	1
South Umpqua Falls	Douglas County	501 m	Glide	2
Spirit Falls	Lane County	590 m	Oakridge	3
Split Falls	Clackamas County	709 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Squaw Falls	Wallowa County	1,106 m	Elgin	2
Stair Creek Falls	Curry County	157 m	Merlin	2
Steamboat Falls	Douglas County	427 m	Glide	2
Steelhead Falls	Jefferson County	698 m	Terrebonne	3
Stein Falls	Clackamas County	743 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Stout Creek Falls	Marion County	519 m	Lyons	4
Strawberry Falls	Grant County	2,022 m	John Day	1
Stuart FallsCrater Lake	Klamath County	1,662 m	Shady Cove	2
Stulls Falls	Coos County	135 m	Lakeside	2
Susan Creek Falls	Douglas County	626 m	Glide	2
Switchback Falls	Hood River County	1,365 m	Mount Hood Village	3
Tanner Creek Falls	Multnomah County	132 m	Cascade Locks	4
Taylor Creek Falls	Josephine County	1,008 m	Merlin	2
Thompson Falls	Morrow County	1,255 m	Heppner	1
Tumwater Falls	Sherman County	97 m	Goldendale	2
Tunnel Falls	Hood River County	352 m	Cascade Locks	3
Umbrella Falls	Hood River County	1,604 m	Mount Hood Village	3
University Falls	Tillamook County	488 m	Banks	4
Upper Black Bar Falls	Josephine County	152 m	Merlin	2
Upper Falls	Crook County	1,256 m	Prineville	1
Upper Falls Deschutes River	Deschutes County	1,204 m	Deschutes River Woods	5
Upper Soda Falls	Linn County	566 m	Sweet Home	3
Valsetz Falls	Lincoln County	225 m	Rose Lodge	3
Wallowa Falls	Wallowa County	1,421 m	Joseph	1
Wolf Hollow Falls	Gilliam County	490 m	Heppner	2
North Fork Falls	Clatsop County	93 m	Cannon Beach	3
Upper Kentucky Falls	Douglas County	440 m	Florence	2
Lower Kentucky Falls	Douglas County	310 m	Florence	2
Turner Drop	Jackson County	907 m	Shady Cove	2
Sullivan Creek Falls	Marion County	625 m	Mill City	3
Lower Trestle Creek Falls	Lane County	665 m	Culp Creek	2
Upper Trestle Creek Falls	Lane County	788 m	Culp Creek	2
Lower Parker Falls	Lane County	814 m	Oakridge	2
Upper Parker Falls	Lane County	840 m	Oakridge	2
Pinard Falls	Lane County	761 m	Oakridge	3
Upper McCord Creek Falls	Multnomah County	253 m	Cascade Locks	4
Platinum Falls	Douglas County	181 m	Reedsport	2
Weisendanger Falls	Multnomah County	328 m	Washougal	4

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph waterfalls

Waterfalls photograph best in soft, even light: overcast days, deep shade, or the hour after sunrise before direct sun hits the water. Bright sun on white water blows highlights and adds harsh contrast.

Use 1/4 to 1 second for a silky look; 1/500 s or faster freezes individual drops.
A circular polarizer cuts glare on wet rocks and leaves and deepens greens — rotate it while watching the rocks, not the sky.
Spring snowmelt and the days after heavy rain give the strongest flow; late summer flow can drop to a trickle.
Look for a foreground: a mossy boulder, a fallen log or the creek's leading lines make a stronger frame than the falls alone.
Keep a microfiber cloth handy — spray drifts onto the lens, especially at the plunge pool.

Season: Peak flow is usually in late spring; autumn adds color around the falls, and winter can bring ice formations at colder locations.