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Upper Chush Falls

Deschutes County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
223 ft (68 m)
Location
Deschutes County, Oregon
Access status
Partial guide: final approach is an unmaintained user trail with no measured distance
The walk
About 5.2 miles round trip to Chush Falls, plus an unmeasured user trail
Ground & access
Maintained trail through a burn to Chush Falls, then a steep, rough user trail with blowdown and narrow edges above the creek.
Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Chush Falls Hike

Upper Chush Falls drops about 225 feet in three steps. Hike the old road bed and then the Chush Falls Trail into the Three Sisters Wilderness to the Chush Falls viewpoint. To the left, an unmaintained user trail climbs along the canyon edge to The Cascades, a 25-foot drop. Squeeze along above the creek, take the left branch where the path splits, and climb a rocky draw through alder to views of Upper Chush Falls.

Plan your visit

Chush Falls Trailhead to Chush Falls, then an unmaintained user trail to views of Upper Chush Falls

Oregon Hikers gives 5.2 miles round trip to Chush Falls. It gives no distance for the user trail beyond Chush Falls to the Upper Chush Falls views.

Maintained trail through a burn to Chush Falls, then a steep, rough user trail with blowdown and narrow edges above the creek.

Where to start

Chush Falls Trailhead at the end of a rough, rocky spur road off Forest Road 1514, reached from Three Creek Road south of Sisters.

Timing & water

Oregon Hikers lists the hike for mid-spring to mid-fall.

Before you go

Self-issued wilderness permit at the trail. A Central Cascades Wilderness Permit is needed only for overnight camping. No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Deschutes County, Oregon.

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