Oregon
Koosah Falls
39 mi from Bend · ~1.1 hr drive
74ft tall
≈ 23 m
≈ 23 m
Koosah Falls is a named waterfall in Oregon — a 74-foot drop, about 39 miles from Bend, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city
- Bend, OR · 39 mi · ~1.1 hr drive
- Height
- 74 ft (23 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.3446°, -122.0006°
From Wikipedia: Koosah Falls, also known as Middle Falls, is the second of the three major waterfalls on the McKenzie River in the heart of the Willamette National Forest in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 64 feet (20 m) that plunges into a considerable pool, south of Santiam Pass. Koosah Falls is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) downstream south of Sahalie Falls, southeast of Salem, Oregon, northeast of Eugene, Oregon and west of Mt. Washington. The word koosah means "sky" in Chinook Jargon. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Koosah Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Koosah Falls
The exact location is at 44.3446°, -122.0006° — 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 Bend, OR — 39 miles away (~1.1 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Koosah 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.