While we were working in Oregon we saw our fair share of waterfalls. Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a sucker for waterfalls. Our first waterfall we encountered was called Toketee Falls located in the Umpqua National Forest. This falls was probably my favorite out of all of them we saw. Toketee Falls is only a 0.8 mile hike in and out and is actually a very easy trail but there is an access to get down close to the falls if you are spontaneous and willing to climb a rope down the mountain side. So of course to get the million dollar view of this falls we climbed down the man made rope on the side of the mountain. Believe me once you got down there the views were phenomenal. A lot of people will swim in the pool below the falls, but we were too chicken to take a dip in the ice cold water!
When my Mom and Aunt Beverly came to visit we saw several waterfalls. The first falls we visited was the Koosah and Sahalie Falls located in the Willamette National Forest. Two beautiful falls along the same hike. This was another easy trail that was about 2 miles all together. The trail was in a lush green forest and the first falls you will see is Sahalie falls and it’s right at the beginning of the trail and as you walk on down the trail you come across Koosah falls.
Koosah Falls 
Sahalie Falls
The other falls we visited is probably one of the most popular and well known falls of Oregon and that is Multnomah Falls. It is very commercialized and you won’t get that peaceful nature feeling you would on other hikes but it is beautiful and worth seeing it at least once. It is located in the Columbia Gorge and most of the time the parking lot right near the falls is usually full so you may have to drive down to an exit that offers shuttles to and from the falls which is what we had to do. The shuttle runs pretty frequent and wait time is usually not that long.
Salt Creek-Diamond Creek Falls is a 5.5 mile trail that has tons of waterfalls along the trail. We saw at least 3 different waterfalls on this trail and there are probably more we just missed. This is another trail where you are surrounded by lush greenery. This is a moderate trail with 1000 feet elevation gain and it is located in the Willamette National Forest.
When our friends Whitlee and Daniel came to visit us in Oregon we visited a blue pool and a waterfall near Mount Hood. The Tamolitch Blue pool is not technically a waterfall but it followed along the McKenzie River and when the river level is high the water overflows into the blue pool like a waterfall. This an easy trail about 4 miles in and out and very level located in the Willamette National Forest. The Tamolitch Blue Pool was like nothing I had ever seen. This pool is so crystal clear that you can see all the way to the bottom. This is another popular spot in the summer for people to swim in.
The waterfall we hiked to was located in Mount Hood National Forest. Tamanawas Falls trail is a moderate hike about 3.5 miles long all together. It follows along a creek so the views are beautiful all the way.
Tumalo Falls was one of the last waterfalls we hiked before leaving Oregon located in the Deschutes National Forest. If you want to go for a hike and see some pretty scenery there is a 5 mile hike you can do to the falls or there is a road that will take you pretty much all the way to the viewpoint of the falls. This hike was very pretty with fall colors in there prime in mid October.
Oregon is known for there lush green landscapes and some of the most beautiful waterfalls. We saw many waterfalls while living in Oregon, but these were just a few of our favorites.
