Singer Falls
Clackamas County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Clackamas County, Oregon
- Access status
- Partial guide: public stair route documented; parking not described
- The walk
- Short stair walk down the bluff; distance not stated
- Ground & access
- Long public stairway on a steep bluff. The falls are lit at night.
Singer Falls is a stepped falls of concrete and local stone built by a Works Progress Administration project, dropping over the bluff in Oregon City. From the McLoughlin House and City Hall on the upper level, walk through the short road tunnel under Singer Hill Road to the McLoughlin Promenade. The trail and steps follow the right side of the falls down to the base of the Oregon City Elevator, where a tunnel under the railroad tracks leads to 7th Street.
Plan your visit
McLoughlin Promenade to the lower city by the Singer Hill steps beside Singer Falls
No walking distance is given. The steps run beside the falls down a bluff of about 100 feet between the McLoughlin House area and the lower city.
Long public stairway on a steep bluff. The falls are lit at night.
Where to start
No parking is described. The upper end is at the McLoughlin House near Oregon City City Hall on Center Street; the lower end is at 7th Street by the Oregon City Elevator.
Timing & water
No seasonal limits are mentioned.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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