Deep Creek Falls
Lake County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Lake County, Oregon
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside view; parking and land ownership for the paths to the base are not confirmed
- The walk
- Roadside view; no measured walk to the base
- Ground & access
- Highway roadside. Unmarked paths down to the stream; steep cliffs beside the falls.
Photo credit
Photo: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsDeep Creek Falls drops about 25 feet through narrows framed by columnar basalt and spreads 60 to 65 feet wide in good flow. The Northwest Waterfall Survey says the falls sit beside Oregon Route 140 about 2.75 miles west of Adel and are easily seen from the road. Wikipedia describes unmarked paths from the highway down to the stream and the base, and says travelers often pull off the highway near the falls. Who owns the land between the highway and the creek, and where it is allowed and safe to park, are not stated.
Plan your visit
Roadside stop on Oregon Route 140 west of Adel, with unmarked paths down to the creek
The Northwest Waterfall Survey places the falls next to OR 140 about 2.75 miles west of Adel; that is a road distance, not a walk. No distance is published for the paths down to the base.
Highway roadside. Unmarked paths down to the stream; steep cliffs beside the falls.
Where to start
No designated parking area is described. Wikipedia says travelers pull off the highway near the falls; roadside parking rules are not stated.
Timing & water
Deep Creek flows year-round; in the lower summer and autumn flow the falls split into several segments.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
No other mapped waterfalls within 40 miles.