Collawash River

Up the Collawash River, there are many waterfalls, both known and unknown.

Pegleg Falls - 21 ft

Pegleg Falls is a block falls located on the Hot Springs Fork of the Collawash River. Access is simple, once you cross the bridge over Blister Creek on FR70 (with 35ft Bliser Creek Falls in sight on your right up the creek), turn left at the second gravel pullover, or park at the paved gate right after on the left also. Hike down towards the river on one of the many user trails, and climb down the fenced path to the falls. The right side of the falls has been blasted out and made into a fish ladder.

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Blister Creek Falls - 35 ft

Blister Creek Falls is located about 200 feet upstream from the FR70 bridge over Blister Creek. Directly across the bridge, pull into the parking spot on the right, and follow the user trail either above the falls, or down to the creek. In summer the creek is low enough to rock hop to the falls and stay dry.

Nohorn Falls - 13 ft

First brought to light by Kayaking legend Pete Giordano, Nohorn Creek possesses a very scenic 13 ft drop into a deep pool with a large cavern behind it.

Shower Creek Falls - 35 ft

A short walk past Bagby Hot Springs is Shower Creek Falls. It lands right on the trail.

Lower Battle Creek Falls - 45 ft

At the end of a sweet slot canyon is a falls you can get to on foot without a rope by walking a short distance up the right side of the creek.

Twin Lakes Falls

The outlet creek from Twin Lakes, OR has had a falls marked on the top for close to a century, but no photos seem to exist of them. 

Lower Twin Lake Falls - 144 ft

This spectacular falls comes out of the side of a cliff and drops into a massive crevice that's almost 200 ft deep and only 40 ft wide. 

Upper Twin Lake Falls - 50 ft

The upper falls, just upstream of the massive lower falls

Blitzen Creek Falls - 20 ft

Located right off an old historic trail from Graham Pass, but a ways off of any road is this little beauty. Props to Dave K for finding these.

Lower Blitzen Creek Falls - 35 ft.

This one is only 200 ft from FR6370.

Humbug Falls - 57 ft

Although not technically located in the Collawash, its right by Elk Lake. This falls is located in a very scenic gorge right by on open 4x4 road.

North Fork Humbug Falls - 42 ft

Right off the 350 road, there's a waterfall you can see from the car. This waterfall has multiple streams converging, and includes an old Mine!

Ogre Creek Falls - 45 ft

Ogre Creek contains one significant waterfall midway down it's course. 

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Elk Lake Creek Falls - 20 ft

1/4 mile up the Elk Lake Creek trail from the northern trailhead, there's a waterfall right next to the trail. About 20 ft in two tiers. very scenic spot.

Trout Creek Falls - 12 ft

Deep in the Trout Creek Canyon is a small falls

Stroupe Creek Falls - 15 ft

Although small, this 15 ft falls on Stroupe Creek greeted folks on the historic South Fork Mountain trail that ran from near Estacada all the way to Bagby Hotsprings. The pano photo shows the old trail and the view of the falls from it.

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