Beaver Falls

Columbia County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: 233 ft (71 m)
Location: Columbia County, Oregon
Access status: Short trail and parking pullout documented
The walk: About 0.7 mile round trip
Ground & access: Short graded forest trail with switchbacks. Poison oak near the trail. Rocks behind the falls are very slippery. The Survey notes the last section has been prone to slides and the trail has been closed at times after damage.

Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Beaver Falls Hike

Beaver Falls, OR
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Photo: DJ Cane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the gravel pullout, the trail descends two switchbacks through forest, then undulates along the slope past a rock face and a poison oak warning sign before dropping to the cobbled shore of the plunge pool below Beaver Falls. Return the same way. A fence along the road blocks the old scramble route; use the trail.

Plan your visit

Beaver Falls Trailhead on Beaver Falls Road to the base of the falls

Oregon Hikers gives 0.7 mile round trip with 100 feet of elevation gain. The Northwest Waterfall Survey describes about a quarter mile to the base.

Short graded forest trail with switchbacks. Poison oak near the trail. Rocks behind the falls are very slippery. The Survey notes the last section has been prone to slides and the trail has been closed at times after damage.

Where to start

Large gravel pullout on the left side of Beaver Falls Road (old Highway 30), 1.9 miles past the Upper Beaver Falls pullout. Beaver Falls Road leaves Highway 30 on a narrow exit to the right about 4.7 miles west of the Lewis and Clark Bridge underpass.

Timing & water

Oregon Hikers lists the trail as open all year. Flow is best in the rainy season, usually December through April.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Columbia County, Oregon.

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