Munson Creek Falls
Oregon · 319-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Munson Creek Falls is 110 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 116 cfs (bottom 10% of the last 30 days, vs. 139.1 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
110 cfs
TRASK RIVER ABOVE CEDAR · 51m ago
Overnight
55°F
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
65°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:54 AM · Sunset 8:48 PM · 14h 54m
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
Munson Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tillamook County, Oregon. It drops roughly 319 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.
Munson Creek Falls sits in Tillamook County, Oregon. The base sits at roughly 1,033 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 2 minutes from Pleasant Valley. A trail — Munson Creek Falls Trail — runs within 190 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 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 14302480 · 6.5 mi away
TRASK RIVER ABOVE CEDAR CREEK, NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 77.9 cfs · 149% of last year — significantly wetter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Creek Falls (this page) | — | 319 ft | — | — | — |
| Nenamusa Falls | 12 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Niagara Falls | 13 mi | 135 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Pheasant Creek Falls | 13 mi | 125 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Bridge Creek Falls | 16 mi | — | — | — | Free |
| Wilson Falls | 17 mi | 200 ft | — | — | Free |
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- Falling Water Cascades328 ft
Questions visitors ask about Munson Creek 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 Munson Creek Falls?
Munson Creek Falls is 319 feet (97.2 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Munson Creek Falls from a major city?
Munson Creek Falls is 2 miles from Pleasant Valley (about 2 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.3622, -123.7691
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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