Pegleg Falls
Clackamas County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Clackamas County, Oregon
- Access status
- Approach or parking partly unconfirmed
- The walk
- Short river approach; current authorized route unconfirmed
- Ground & access
- Informal river paths and rocky banks; official route condition not established.
USFS identifies the Pegleg Falls day-use site and Road 70 access. Northwest Waterfall Survey describes a short path toward the river upstream of the day-use area. Later firsthand accounts report gates and informal paths; this review does not establish which entrance is currently authorized.
Plan your visit
Pegleg Falls day-use area on Road 70
Only the stated source distance is supported; mapped proximity is not a walking distance.
Informal river paths and rocky banks; official route condition not established.
Where to start
Unconfirmed. Do not drive past gates or assume an unmarked road shoulder is a permitted space.
Timing & water
USFS lists sunrise-to-sunset day use; the page does not explicitly resolve reported gate restrictions.
Before you go
Current USFS visitor page lists no site fee.
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