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Waterfalls of Oregon

Mt Hood as seen from Portland


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...



WATERFALLS

Click on one of the waterfalls below to read more about it.

Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls
Latourell Falls

Latourell Falls
Elowah Falls

Elowah Falls
Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls
Ponytail Falls

Ponytail Falls (Upper Horsetail Falls)
Wahkeena Falls

Wahkeena Falls
Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls
Triple Falls

Triple Falls
Middle Oneonta Falls

Middle Oneonta Falls
Wahclella Falls

Wahclella Falls (Tanner Creek Falls)
Metlako Falls

Metlako Falls
Punch Bowl Falls

Punch Bowl Falls (Punchbowl Falls)
Starvation Creek Falls

Starvation Creek Falls
Shepperd's Dell Waterfall

Shepperd's Dell Waterfall
White River Falls

White River Falls (Tygh Valley Falls)
South Falls

South Falls
Lower South Falls

Lower South Falls
North Falls

North Falls
Upper North Falls

Upper North Falls
Middle North Falls

Middle North Falls
Lower North Falls

Lower North Falls
Winter Falls

Winter Falls
Twin Falls

Twin Falls
Drake Falls

Drake Falls
Double Falls

Double Falls
Silver Falls

Silver Falls
Golden Falls

Golden Falls
Waterfall at Cape Meares

Oregon Coast Waterfalls
Proxy Falls

Proxy Falls
Sahalie Falls

Sahalie Falls
Koosah Falls

Koosah Falls
Salt Creek Falls

Salt Creek Falls
Vidae Falls

Vidae Falls
Watson Falls

Watson Falls
Lower Oneonta Falls

Lower Oneonta Falls




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