Chush Falls
Oregon · 67-foot drop · Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Wild Area) · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Chush Falls is light today (17 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
16.7 cfs
M F TUMALO CREEK · 34m ago
Overnight
51°F
Clear
Friday
72°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:32 AM · Sunset 8:50 PM · 15h 18m
Snapshot built 12m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PDT.
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Chush Falls is a waterfall in Deschutes County, Oregon. It drops roughly 67 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.
Chush Falls sits in Deschutes County, Oregon. It drops along Lower Squaw Creek. The falls are inside Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Wild Area). The base sits at roughly 5,153 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 17 minutes from Sisters. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 70 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Chush Falls, also known as Lower Squaw Creek Falls and Lower Whychus Falls, is a waterfall formed along Whychus Creek on the north skirt of North Sister, west side of the city of Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon. Access to Chush Falls is from Forest Service Road 16, south of Highway 242. The trail to the falls ends at the canyon rim overlooking the falls, but unmarked paths lead down to the base of the waterfall.
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 14070624 · 8.2 mi away
M F TUMALO CREEK BLW PROWELL SPRINGS, NR BEND, OR
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 16 cfs · 105% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chush Falls (this page) | — | 67 ft | — | — | — |
| The Cascades | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Columnar Canyon Falls | 0 mi | 125 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Chush Falls | 0 mi | 223 ft | — | — | — |
| Howlaak Falls | 1 mi | 70 ft | — | — | — |
| Phoenix Falls | 1 mi | 110 ft | — | — | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Chush Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~67 ft)
- Lower North Fork Falls67 ft
- Maumee Falls East67 ft
- Bridal Veil Falls66 ft
- Buckeye Falls66 ft
- Buttermilk Falls66 ft
Questions visitors ask about Chush 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 Chush Falls?
Chush Falls is 67 feet (20.4 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Chush Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Chush Falls is inside Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Wild Area). We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
How far is Chush Falls from a major city?
Chush Falls is 12 miles from Sisters (about 17 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.1498, -121.6830
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chush_Falls
Wikidata (Q30627039)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30627039
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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