Hug Point Falls is a waterfall on Fall Creek in Clatsop County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 4.3 miles south of Cannon Beach and roughly 51.5 miles northwest of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 373rd of 425. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Fall Creek carries 21 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 160 feet.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Clatsop County. Blumenthal Falls, a 45-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away. Necarney Falls, is about 5.2 miles away. Grassy Lake Creek Falls, 35 feet high, is about 7.4 miles away.
Hug Point Falls is located at 45.8300° N, 123.9620° 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.