Latourell Falls
Oregon · 224-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Latourell Falls is 447 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 505 cfs (bottom 14% of the last 30 days, vs. 623.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
447 cfs
SANDY RIVER BLW BULL · 1h ago
Overnight
51°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
75°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:29 AM · Sunset 8:58 PM · 15h 28m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
Latourell Falls is a waterfall in Multnomah County, Oregon. It drops roughly 224 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.
Latourell Falls sits in Multnomah County, Oregon. It drops along Latourell Falls is a waterfall along the Columbia River. The base sits at roughly 535 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 10 minutes from Washougal. A trail — Latourell Falls Trail — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. 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.
Latourell Falls is a waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in the U.S. state of Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park.
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 14142500 · 6.2 mi away
SANDY RIVER BLW BULL RUN RIVER, NR BULL RUN, OR
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 505 cfs · 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latourell Falls (this page) | — | 224 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Latourell Falls | 0 mi | 120 ft | — | — | — |
| Shepperd's Dell Falls | 1 mi | 82 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Belle Center Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Bridal Veil Falls | 2 mi | 118 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Bridal Veil Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Latourell Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~224 ft)
- Upper Chush Falls223 ft
- Wildcat Falls223 ft
- Proxy Falls226 ft
- Starvation Creek Falls227 ft
- Cabin Creek Falls220 ft
Questions visitors ask about Latourell 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 Latourell Falls?
Latourell Falls is 224 feet (68.3 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Latourell Falls from a major city?
Latourell Falls is 7 miles from Washougal (about 10 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.5370, -122.2180
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latourell_Falls
Wikidata (Q38493)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38493
GeoNames (5736053)
https://www.geonames.org/5736053/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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