Tamolitch Falls
Linn County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Linn County, Oregon
- Access status
- Parking and road construction restrictions
- The walk
- 2.1 miles to Blue Pool
- Ground & access
- Rough lava terrain and steep pool cliffs. Cold water and jumping have caused serious injuries and deaths.

Photo credit
Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsWalk upstream to Blue Pool. Tamolitch Falls is usually dry; the pool remains spring-fed.
Plan your visit
McKenzie River Trail from Trail Bridge Reservoir
The Forest Service lists 2.1 miles from the southern Trail Bridge approach, approximately 4.2 miles returning the same way.
Rough lava terrain and steep pool cliffs. Cold water and jumping have caused serious injuries and deaths.
Where to start
Official directions use FSR 730, then 2672-655 to the lot. Walk uphill to the trail sign. Do not park on Highway 126 or block EWEB access.
Timing & water
Construction order through September 30, 2027 closes roads 2600-735, 738, 739 and the defined east-bank area. Road 2600-740 is also closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Confirm access with the ranger station; obey barriers.
Before you go
No site fee is listed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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