Waterfalls of Oregon

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Oregon encompasses a surprising variety of attractions and activities. It has got beautiful stretches of relatively undeveloped coastlines, drier (even desert-like) areas in the rainshadow of the Cascade Range, windsurfing & kitesurfing at Hood River, and of course, waterfalls. Its main city of Portland is often touted as one of the Nation's most livable cities as it features very progressive (especially when compared to California) policies towards development, almost nonexistent traffic congestion (again by California standards), and it's an easy day trip away from the picturesque Oregon Coast, some of the active volcanoes of Southern Washington, the famous Columbia River Gorge, and even Silver Falls State Park. The state also has the incredible Crater Lake National Park. We could easily see ourselves living here except for the well-earned reputation of being very rainy, which we managed to experience for ourselves while visiting this state.

Speaking of the rain, it's perhaps no coincidence that this state seems to harbor a disproportionate amount of seriously legitimate waterfalls (like Multnomah Falls and Latourell Falls as well as waterfalls you can walk behind (like South Falls and North Falls). You'd be hard pressed to not suffer from waterfall fatigue in places like the Columbia River Gorge and Silver Falls State Park (where the vast majority of the waterfalls in this page come from). Plus, waterfalls that would've been a big deal in much of California seem to get lukewarm responses in Oregon.

Whether you're a resident or a visitor, it's hard to ignore the plethora of waterfalls and other natural attractions the state has on offer. Thus, we can easily envision ourselves returning here time and time again...




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WATERFALLS

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4.5 Multnomah Falls Columbia River Gorge	3.5 Latourell Falls Columbia River Gorge	3.5 Elowah Falls Columbia River Gorge
3 Horsetail Falls Columbia River Gorge	2 Ponytail Falls (Upper Horsetail Falls) Columbia River Gorge	2 Wahkeena Falls Columbia River Gorge
2 Bridal Veil Falls Columbia River Gorge	3 Triple Falls Columbia River Gorge	1 Middle Oneonta Falls Columbia River Gorge
2.5 Wahclella Falls (Tanner Creek Falls) Columbia River Gorge	2 Metlako Falls Columbia River Gorge	1.5 Punch Bowl Falls (Punchbowl Falls) Columbia River Gorge
2.5 Starvation Creek Falls Columbia River Gorge	1.5 Shepperd's Dell Waterfall Columbia River Gorge	3 White River Falls (Tygh Valley Falls) Tygh Valley
3.5 South Falls Silver Falls State Park	3.5 Lower South Falls Silver Falls State Park	2.5 North Falls Silver Falls State Park
2 Upper North Falls Silver Falls State Park	3.5 Middle North Falls Silver Falls State Park	1 Lower North Falls Silver Falls State Park
2 Winter Falls Silver Falls State Park	1 Twin Falls Silver Falls State Park	1 Drake Falls Silver Falls State Park
2 Double Falls Silver Falls State Park	2.5 Silver Falls near Coos Bay	2.5 Golden Falls near Coos Bay
1.5 Oregon Coast Waterfalls	3.5 Proxy Falls Three Sisters Wilderness	2.5 Sahalie Falls Willamette National Forest
2.5 Koosah Falls Willamette National Forest	3.5 Salt Creek Falls Willamette National Forest	2 Vidae Falls Crater Lake National Park
3 Watson Falls Umpqua National Forest	3 Lower Oneonta Falls Columbia River Gorge

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