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Fern Rock Falls
   Tillamook County, Oregon

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Fern Rock Falls is the token roadside waterfall along Highway 6. Its not an impressive waterfall by any stretch of the imagination, and though the falls are marked on maps of the Tillamook State Forest, a small, obscure sign simply stating "Falls" is all of a hint of its location to inattentive passers by. The biggest issue with finding the falls is that while they are plainly visible from the highway, its stuffed about 100 feet back in an alcove fronted by a monstrous turnout, and particularly when sunlight is shining directly in the direction of travel, the falls will be hard to see. Fern Rock Creek possesses a very small drainage, but the falls do seem to flow all year long.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Fern Rock Falls is the Official name of this waterfall.
  • Known Alternate Names: Fern Rock Creek Falls

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

The falls are located along Highway 6 about 29 miles east of Tillamook, or 13 miles west of the junction of Highways 8 and 6. Watch for a sign on the north side of the road stating simply "Falls".

Latitude

45.60694 N

Longitude

-123.43639 W

Elevation

1123 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Woods Point 7 1/2"

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Distance

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1.275 miles

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2.406 miles

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2.568 miles

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3.404 miles

Idiot Creek Falls

3.87 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

4.531 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

4.616 miles

Storey Burn Falls

5.526 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

6.624 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

19.88

IWC

Unrated

RATING

34.58 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

35 feet

Tallest Drop

20 feet

Num. Drops

4

AVG. Width

5 feet

Pitch

90 degrees

Run

20 feet

Primary Form

Tiered Horsetails

 

Watershed

Tillamook Bay

Stream

Fern Rock Creek

AVG. Volume

20.0 cfs

Source

Unknown

Seasonality

Best Flows

Winter - Spring

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 24, 2011

Added a picture(s) of this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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