Ramona Falls
Oregon · 120-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Ramona Falls is light today (17 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
17.3 cfs
BLAZED ALDER CREEK NEAR · 47m ago
Overnight
49°F
Clear
Saturday
75°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:18 AM · Sunset 8:55 PM · 15h 37m
Snapshot built 5m 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 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
Above 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 6.1 cfs · 373% 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 | — | — | — | — |
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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