Butte Falls
Oregon · 15-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Butte Falls is light today (29 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
28.9 cfs
BIG BUTTE CREEK NEAR · 30m ago
Overnight
51°F
Clear
Tuesday
85°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:57 AM · Sunset 8:35 PM · 14h 38m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS MFR.
Butte Falls is a waterfall in Jackson County, Oregon. It drops roughly 15 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Butte Falls sits in Jackson County, Oregon. The base sits at roughly 2,394 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Eagle Point. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 60 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It totals 15 feet (4.6 m) tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl. In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 14337500 · 9.8 mi away
BIG BUTTE CREEK NEAR MCLEOD, OR
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 36.3 cfs · 80% of last year — similar
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 | 47 | 32 | 6 | 10.4 |
| Feb | 48 | 29 | 3.4 | 9.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 30 | 5 | 13.2 |
| Apr | 58 | 35 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| May | 66 | 42 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 76 | 50 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 90 | 57 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Aug | 88 | 57 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 80 | 50 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 47 | 31 | 7.5 | 11.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Falls (this page) | — | 15 ft | — | — | — |
| Rumley falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Mill Creek Falls | 14 mi | 173 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Barr Creek Falls | 14 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Marjorie Falls | 16 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Seven Lakes Falls | 20 mi | — | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Butte Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Butte Falls?
Butte Falls is 15 feet (4.6 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Butte Falls from a major city?
Butte Falls is 13 miles from Eagle Point (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
42.5453, -122.5624
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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