Benham Falls
Oregon · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Benham Falls: mostly clear, 47°F.
Right now
Overnight
47°F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
84°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:49 AM · Sunset 8:34 PM · 14h 46m
Snapshot built 15m ago. Sources: NWS PDT.
Benham Falls is a waterfall in Deschutes County, Oregon. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Benham Falls sits in Deschutes County, Oregon. It drops along Benham Falls are rapids of the Deschutes River. The base sits at roughly 4,185 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 6 minutes from Sunriver. A trail — Deschutes River Trail — runs within 30 meters of the marked location. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Benham Falls are rapids of the Deschutes River located between the resort community of Sunriver and the town of Bend, Oregon, United States. With a pitch of 22.5°, they are rated Class 5 for watercraft, and are the largest falls on the upper Deschutes.
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 26 | 4.7 | 18 |
| Feb | 41 | 25 | 2.3 | 15.6 |
| Mar | 44 | 26 | 2.1 | 17 |
| Apr | 51 | 30 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| May | 60 | 37 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 71 | 46 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 84 | 53 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Aug | 81 | 53 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 73 | 47 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 60 | 39 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 44 | 30 | 4.2 | 12.8 |
| Dec | 39 | 27 | 5.2 | 16.6 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benham Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Falls Deschutes River | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lava Island Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Tumalo Falls | 10 mi | 89 ft | — | — | — |
| Double Falls | 11 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Benham Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Benham Falls from a major city?
Benham Falls is 4 miles from Sunriver (about 6 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
43.9390, -121.4129
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benham_Falls
Wikidata (Q37912)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37912
GeoNames (5713614)
https://www.geonames.org/5713614/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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