Henline Falls is a 126-foot curtain waterfall on Henline Creek in Marion County, Oregon, in the Little North Santiam area east of Salem. A broad single sheet of water about 50 feet wide, it was a favorite short family hike until the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire, and the trail is still closed.
The falls
Henline Creek drops 126 feet in a single vertical plunge, flowing all year. In the wet season, average flow reaches around 25 cubic feet per second, producing enough spray to make reaching certain viewpoints slippery; by summer, flow decreases to a couple of cubic feet per second and the curtain splits into two or three strands.
Getting there
The Beachie Creek Fire burned and closed the area in September 2020. Reports from early 2026 indicate the road and trail remained closed with no reopening date, and in May 2026 Forest Service officials announced that a hoped-for summer reopening had been delayed until spring 2027.
Before the fire, the route followed North Fork Road about 17 miles from Highway 22 to the small Henline Falls/Ogle Mountain trailhead, with free parking for only three or four cars. The walk runs about a mile each way, mostly on a wide, flat old road, with a rockier, steeper final stretch.
When to go
Once the trail reopens, March to June offers the strongest flow.
On site
The trailhead has no toilets and no cell service, and the trail is not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers. Beside the falls is the adit of the old Silver King Mine, with a bat gate closing it about 40 feet in; flooded shafts inside create drowning hazards, so never enter alone or without lights.
History and name
The falls were once called Silver King Falls after the mine. Accounts associate the current name with nearby Henline Mountain or with a local settler who prospected along the creek.
Nearby
Several smaller falls line Henline Creek: Jerry Falls, Mark Falls and Dan Falls are each about 0.2 mile away, and Ron Falls about 0.3 mile.
Distances are straight-line.