Oregon · Documented attraction
Middle North Falls
43 mi from Portland · ~1.3 hr drive
105ft tall
≈ 32 m
≈ 32 m
Middle North Falls is a named waterfall in Oregon — a substantial cascade dropping 105 feet, about 43 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 43 mi · ~1.3 hr drive
- Height
- 105 ft (32 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.8890°, -122.6432°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
- County
- Marion
From Wikipedia: Middle North Falls, is a waterfall located in the Silver Falls State Park at the east end of the city of Salem, in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills where Mount Hood National Forest meets with the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls: South Falls, Lower South Falls, Drake Falls, and Lower North Falls—among others. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Middle North Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Middle North Falls
The exact location is at 44.8890°, -122.6432° — 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.
If you've visited Middle North Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Portland, OR — 43 miles away (~1.3 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Drake Falls
0 miles from Middle North Falls · 26 ft
Double Falls
0 miles from Middle North Falls · 184 ft
Lower North Falls
0 miles from Middle North Falls · 30 ft
Winter Falls
0 miles from Middle North Falls · 135 ft
Twin Falls
0 miles from Middle North Falls · 30 ft
Lower South Falls
1 miles from Middle North Falls · 92 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Middle North 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.