Diamond Creek Falls

Diamond Creek Falls
Location Willamette National Forest
Coordinates 43°36′26″N 122°08′36″W / 43.60722°N 122.14333°W / 43.60722; -122.14333Coordinates: 43°36′26″N 122°08′36″W / 43.60722°N 122.14333°W / 43.60722; -122.14333
Type Veiling Horsetail
Elevation 4,195 ft (1,279 m)
Total height 120 ft (37 m)

Diamond Creek Falls is a waterfall formed along Gibson Canyon on the north end of Willamette National Forest, east side of the city of Oakridge in Lane County, Oregon.[1] Access to Diamond Creek Falls is located along Oregon Route 58 through trail paths that lead down to the stream and the base of the waterfall.

Trail

From the parking lot and to the left of the interpretive kiosk is the beginning of the 3.4-mile (5 km) loop hike upstream of the waterfall on the Salt Creek Falls and Diamond Creek Falls trails.[2] The Salt Creek Falls trail starts with a paved walkway along Salt Creek that leads to a picnic area. Past the picnic area is a bridge over Salt Creek that leads to a faint pathway where the trail divides. Following the right side at the junction leads to about 0.2 miles (0 km) of a quick climb that ends in a wide view of the surrounding canyon. Past this viewpoint, the Diamond Creek Falls Trail continues for about 1.1 miles (2 km) past Too Much Bear Lake and ends in a junction that leads to the waterfall, which has access to its base over basalt steps, fissures and boulders.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diamond Creek Falls - Lane County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Grubbs, Bruce (1999). Hiking Oregon's Central Cascades. Globe Pequot Press. p. 167. ISBN 1560448733.
  3. ↑ "Diamond Creek Falls Trail #3598". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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