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- State of Oregon purchase of Abiqua Falls
- Trail conditions, seasonal closures, and parking regulations change quickly due to weather and maintenance. Always check Oregon State Parks or the U.S. Forest Service before heading out.
1000+ Waterfalls
Oregon is home to over 1,000 waterfalls statewide, with more than 250 named and officially documented. Highway 30 passes over 90 of them in the Columbia River Gorge alone, where the Ice Age Missoula Floods tore through Columbia River Basalt.
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Oregon Waterfalls
Willamette Valley
FUN FACT: Abiqua Falls plunges into a basalt amphitheater formed when lava cooled in an ancient river bed, drawing heat in multiple directions to create its fan like, radial columns.
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Abiqua Falls
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Marion Falls
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Royal Terrace Falls
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South Falls
Portland Metro
FUN FACT: The forest surrounding University Falls exists thanks to a massive reforestation effort following the catastrophic Tillamook Burn fires, where volunteers and forestry crews set over 72 million hand planted seedlings to revive the canyon.
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Cedar Mill Falls
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Hidden Falls
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University Falls
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Willamette Falls
Oregon Coast
FUN FACT: The suspension bridge at Drift Creek Falls is anchored into deep basalt bedrock and designed to support up to 165,000 pounds.
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Drift Creek Falls
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Golden Falls
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Hug Point Falls
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Youngs River Falls
Columbia Gorge
FUN FACT: Latourell Falls drops past some of the most distinct, perfectly formed hexagonal columnar basalt formations in the entire Columbia River Gorge.
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Bridal Veil Falls
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Latourell Falls
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Multnomah Falls
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Wahkeena Falls
Mount Hood
FUN FACT: The rock at Tamanawas Falls is actually andesite (a slightly younger volcanic rock from Mount Hood’s eruptions), rather than the older, smooth basalt found in the Columbia River Gorge or Silver Falls.
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Little ZigZag Falls
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Ramona Falls
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Tamanawas Falls
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Umbrella Falls
Central Oregon
FUN FACT: Salt Creek Falls is the highest waterfall in Central Oregon, and second tallest overall in the passport behind Multnomah.
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Paulina Falls
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Proxy Falls
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Salt Creek Falls
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Tumalo Falls
Eastern Oregon
FUN FACT: White River Falls is the only waterfall in the collection fed by glacial melt flowing through a high desert canyon ecosystem.
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BC Creek Falls
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Falls Creek Falls
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Strawberry Falls
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White River Falls
Southern Oregon
FUN FACT: Because a dam sits less than a mile upstream, the water volume over Toketee Falls is controlled.
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Lemolo Falls
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Mill Creek Falls
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Toketee Falls
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Watson Falls
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