Upper Stafford Falls is a waterfall in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 14.5 miles west of Banks and roughly 21.7 miles west of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 240th of 425.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 57 recorded waterfalls in Tillamook County. Middle Stafford Falls, 90 feet high, is under a mile away. Stafford Falls, a 100-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. East Idiot Creek Falls, 120 feet high, is about 1.1 miles away.
Upper Stafford Falls is located at 45.6255° N, 123.4147° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.