Oregon
Fairy Falls
27 mi from Portland · ~45 min drive
20ft tall
≈ 6 m
≈ 6 m
Fairy Falls is a named waterfall in Oregon — a smaller 20-foot cascade, about 27 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 27 mi · ~45 min drive
- Height
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Coordinates
- 45.5703°, -122.1245°
From Wikipedia: Fairy Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge in the United States. As part of a tributary of Wahkeena Creek, Fairy Falls is located upstream from the much larger Wahkeena Falls. While small, this fan-shaped waterfall is a destination for photographers, mainly because of the scenic view. The creek cascades through a mossy rock slide lined with ferns, until rocky ledges of basalt break the water into various lacy streams. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Fairy Falls (Oregon), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Fairy Falls
The exact location is at 45.5703°, -122.1245° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Portland, OR — 27 miles away (~45 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Fairy Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.