Big Falls

Big Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Big Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.37135, -121.29262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Falls

• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Falls

Other waterfalls near Big Falls

• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tumalo Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dillon Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~59 km · Must-see
• Marion Falls · waterfall · Linn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Linton Falls · waterfall · Lane · ~66 km · Must-see
• Paulina Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pringle Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~93 km · Must-see
• Davis Lake, Cascade Lake Hwy · waterfall · Deschutes · ~118 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~122 km · Must-see

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