Gunaldo Falls is a waterfall in Yamhill County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 8.2 miles west of Grand Ronde and roughly 37.4 miles west of Salem as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 260th of 425. The tallest single drop is 35 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls. It falls in 2 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.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Yamhill County. Little Nestucca Falls, is about 2.1 miles away. Stella Falls, a 15-foot cascade waterfall, is about 6.1 miles away. Upton Falls, 10 feet high, is about 6.7 miles away.
Gunaldo Falls is located at 45.1008° N, 123.7671° 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.