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Tumble Falls

Marion County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Marion County, Oregon
Access status
Forest trail to the lake outlet at the top of the falls
The walk
4.0 miles round trip to Tumble Lake, plus a short faint path to the outlet
Ground & access
Steep switchbacks, a scramble in a rocky stream bed and steep meadows. The area burned in a wildfire; expect downed trees and debris. Mossy ledges at the brink; stay back from the edge.
Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Tumble Lake Hike

Tumble Falls is where Tumble Creek pours over a cliff from the outlet of Tumble Lake, high above Detroit Lake. From the Tumble Lake Trailhead, climb a short embankment and walk east along the ridge about half a mile to the Tumble Ridge-Tumble Lake Trail Junction. Turn right and descend forested switchbacks, a short scramble down a rocky stream bed, and two steep meadows to the lake. Follow a faint user trail south and along the outlet stream to mossy rock ledges, where the water disappears over the cliff edge. This view is from the top of the falls; the sources do not describe a view of the full drop. Return the same way, climbing back to the ridge.

Plan your visit

Tumble Lake Trailhead on FR 2223 above Detroit, trail down to Tumble Lake, then a faint path to the outlet at the top of the falls

Oregon Hikers gives 4.0 miles round trip, out and back, to Tumble Lake. The faint path from the lake to the outlet adds a short distance that no source measures.

Steep switchbacks, a scramble in a rocky stream bed and steep meadows. The area burned in a wildfire; expect downed trees and debris. Mossy ledges at the brink; stay back from the edge.

Where to start

Small pullout on FR 2223 (French Creek Road): from OR 22 in Detroit, turn onto French Creek Road, keep left at 4.1 miles where it turns to gravel, and drive 3.9 more miles to a pullout on the right. The trailhead may be unsigned; if you reach a junction, you have gone too far.

Timing & water

Oregon Hikers lists June to November.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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

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Waterfall location

Marion County, Oregon.

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