Upper Scappoose Falls

Height and type: 6-foot cascade falls

Water body: Scappoose Creek

Access: Take Scappoose-Vernonia Highway until 0.4 miles north of Walker Road where you can park on a dirt road on the south side of the highway next to an unnamed creek falls. The Upper Scappoose Falls are right across the highway at about 45.812, -122.941. Look both ways before crossing!

Alternatively, park at Bonnie Falls Trailhead of the Crown Z Trail and walk 0.5 miles north to view the falls from above. Views are quite difficult through the trees from this side.

Property status: Falls are on private property but easily visible from highway right-of-way

Notable Wildlife: belted kingfisher, American dipper, stream salamanders

Interesting History: The two waterfalls on Scappoose Creek were once called “Lower Scappoose Falls” and “Upper Scappoose Falls”. Lower Scappoose Falls was eventually renamed “Bonnie Falls” and the upper falls have mostly been forgotten.

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