Oregon
Wahkeena Falls
27 mi from Portland · ~45 min drive
242ft tall
≈ 74 m
≈ 74 m
Wahkeena Falls is a named waterfall in Oregon — a substantial cascade dropping 242 feet, about 27 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 27 mi · ~45 min drive
- Height
- 242 ft (74 m)
- Coordinates
- 45.5747°, -122.1276°
From Wikipedia: Wahkeena Falls is a 242-foot (74 m) waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge in the state of Oregon. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Wahkeena Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Wahkeena Falls
The exact location is at 45.5747°, -122.1276° — 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 Wahkeena 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.