Hunt Creek Falls is a 61-foot waterfall on Hunt Creek in Clatsop County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 13 miles northwest of Clatskanie and roughly 51.3 miles northwest of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 61 feet it is taller than the typical Oregon waterfall of about 54 feet, ranking 194th of 425 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 46 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. 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.
Clatsop County holds 21 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Barrier Falls, a 5-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away. Cathlamet Falls, is about 3.8 miles away across the state line in Washington. Middle Gnat Creek Falls, is about 4.2 miles away.
Hunt Creek Falls is located at 46.1945° N, 123.4425° 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.