Middle Stafford Falls is a waterfall in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 90 feet. It lies about 14.5 miles west of Banks and roughly 21.7 miles west of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 90 feet it is taller than the typical Oregon waterfall of about 54 feet, ranking 125th of 425 with a recorded height. 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.
There are 57 recorded waterfalls in Tillamook County. Stafford Falls, a 100-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Stafford Falls, 45 feet high, is under a mile away. East Idiot Creek Falls, 120 feet high, is about 1.2 miles away.
Middle Stafford Falls is located at 45.6235° N, 123.4141° 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.