Deschutes Falls
Washington · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Deschutes Falls: mostly cloudy, 53°F.
Right now
Overnight
53°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
70°F
Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:40 AM · Sunset 7:33 PM · 12h 53m
Snapshot built 15m ago. Sources: NWS SEW.
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Deschutes Falls is a waterfall in Thurston County, Washington. 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.
Deschutes Falls sits in Thurston County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 869 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 9 minutes from La Grande. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 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. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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 12088400 · 3.5 mi away
NISQUALLY RIVER AB POWELL CREEK NEAR MCKENNA, WA
View live discharge data →
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 | 36 | 9.7 | 5.2 |
| Feb | 46 | 35 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 50 | 36 | 4.1 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 55 | 39 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| May | 62 | 45 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 69 | 50 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Jul | 78 | 55 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Sep | 72 | 52 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Oct | 60 | 45 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 49 | 38 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Dec | 46 | 36 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Little Mashel Upper Falls | 7 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Little Mashel Middle Falls | 7 mi | 66 ft | — | — | — |
| Little Mashel Lower Falls | 7 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Wildcat Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Tornado Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Deschutes 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 Deschutes Falls from a major city?
Deschutes Falls is 6 miles from La Grande (about 9 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.8028, -122.4155
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q102327038)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102327038
GeoNames (5792253)
https://www.geonames.org/5792253/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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