Ramona Falls
Oregon · 120-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Ramona Falls is light today (3 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 2.7 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 7.5 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Heads up:
- Air quality is unhealthy (AQI 176). Sensitive groups should limit time outside.
Streamflow
2.56 cfs
BLAZED ALDER CREEK NEAR · 36m ago
Overnight
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
66°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:46 AM · Sunset 8:40 PM · 14h 54m
Snapshot built 6m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
Ramona Falls is a waterfall in Clackamas County, Oregon. It drops roughly 120 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.
Ramona Falls sits in Clackamas County, Oregon. It drops along Ramona Falls is a waterfall on the upper Sandy River. The base sits at roughly 3,674 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 8 minutes from Government Camp. A trail — Timberline Trail #600 — 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.
Ramona Falls is a waterfall on the upper Sandy River on the west side of Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It is located in forest along the Pacific Crest Trail at an elevation of 3,560 feet (1,090 m). The falls are about 120 feet (37 m) tall overall, consisting of a wall of cascades.
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 14138800 · 7.5 mi away
BLAZED ALDER CREEK NEAR RHODODENDRON, OR
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2 cfs · 139% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona Falls (this page) | — | 120 ft | — | — | — |
| Sandy River Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Paradise Branch Falls | 1 mi | 246 ft | — | — | — |
| Yocum Ridge Falls | 2 mi | 394 ft | — | — | — |
| McGee Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Park Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Ramona Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~120 ft)
- Faux Falls120 ft
- High Falls120 ft
- Mingo Falls120 ft
- Upper Latourell Falls120 ft
- Western Falls120 ft
Questions visitors ask about Ramona 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 Ramona Falls?
Ramona Falls is 120 feet (36.5 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Ramona Falls from a major city?
Ramona Falls is 5 miles from Government Camp (about 8 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.3800, -121.7763
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona_Falls_(Oregon)
Wikidata (Q37605)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37605
GeoNames (5747448)
https://www.geonames.org/5747448/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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