Mist Falls
Oregon · 518-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Mist Falls is light today (11 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 11.6 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 16.8 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
11.3 cfs
NORTH FORK BULL RUN · 1h ago
Overnight
60°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
80°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:47 AM · Sunset 8:42 PM · 14h 55m
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
No verified photo yet
Mist Falls is a waterfall in Oregon. It drops roughly 518 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.
Mist Falls is in Oregon. The base sits at roughly 689 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 13 minutes from North Bonneville. A trail — Wahkeena Trail #420 — runs within 260 meters of the marked location. 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.
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 14138900 · 7.2 mi away
NORTH FORK BULL RUN RIVER NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, OR
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 10.7 cfs · 108% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mist Falls (this page) | — | 518 ft | — | — | — |
| Dalton Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Wahkeena Falls | 0 mi | 242 ft | — | — | — |
| Fairy Falls | 0 mi | 20 ft | moderate · 2.8 mi | Y | $5 |
| Shady Creek Falls | 1 mi | 177 ft | — | — | — |
| Lower Multnomah Falls | 1 mi | 69 ft | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~518 ft)
- Multnomah Falls541 ft
- Ithaca Falls492 ft
- Snowshoe Falls492 ft
- Engle Falls489 ft
- Ice Falls480 ft
Questions visitors ask about Mist 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 Mist Falls?
Mist Falls is 518 feet (158 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Mist Falls from a major city?
Mist Falls is 9 miles from North Bonneville (about 13 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.5741, -122.1327
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q30914493)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30914493
GeoNames (5741111)
https://www.geonames.org/5741111/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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