Bridge Creek Falls is a 35-foot waterfall on Bridge Creek in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 14.6 miles northeast of Tillamook and roughly 28.9 miles west of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 282nd of 425. The tallest single drop is 20 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 3 drops.
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. Bridge Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 64 feet.
Tillamook County holds 57 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Bridge Creek Falls, a 25-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Wilson Falls, 200 feet high, is under a mile away. Fox Creek Falls, is about 3.4 miles away.
Bridge Creek Falls is located at 45.5611° N, 123.5839° 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.