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Whychus Creek Falls

Deschutes County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Deschutes County, Oregon
Access status
Canyon trail hike to a small creek waterfall
The walk
3.5 miles round trip
Ground & access
Dirt trail with a climb to a bench and switchbacks below a cliff. Summers are often hot, with possible wildfire smoke.
Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Logjam Falls Hike

This listing sits at the point Oregon Hikers gives for Logjam Falls, a small waterfall where logs have jammed between large boulders on Whychus Creek, in the canyon below the Whychus Creek Overlook. From the Whychus Creek Trailhead, the trail winds down through manzanita and bitterbrush under ponderosa pines, passes the sign for the Wild and Scenic River section, and drops to creek level at rock overhangs. It then rises to a higher bench at the edge of a burned area, drops over the rim, switchbacks below a colorful cliff face, and heads up the creek to the falls. The best view is from a large boulder just downstream of the falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Whychus Creek Trailhead on Three Creek Road south of Sisters, Whychus Creek Trail upstream to Logjam Falls

Oregon Hikers gives 3.5 miles round trip, out and back, from the Whychus Creek Trailhead to Logjam Falls.

Dirt trail with a climb to a bench and switchbacks below a cliff. Summers are often hot, with possible wildfire smoke.

Where to start

Whychus Creek Trailhead: from the center of Sisters, drive south on Elm Street, which becomes Three Creek Road, 4.3 miles and pull off to the right at the hiker sign. A first trailhead 140 yards earlier, at a green gate, has been closed.

Timing & water

All year except after heavy snowfall. Spring and fall are best.

Before you go

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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