Dora Falls is a waterfall on Dora Creek in Mendocino County, California, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 15.8 miles south of Redway and roughly 85.9 miles southwest of Redding as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 215th of 286.
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 6 recorded waterfalls in Mendocino County. Mill Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Grizzly Creek Falls, 150 feet high, is about 5.8 miles away. Dark Gulch Falls, is about 8 miles away.
Dora Falls is located at 39.8990° N, 123.7498° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.