Platinum Falls is a waterfall on Bickford Creek in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 100 feet. It lies about 16.1 miles southeast of Reedsport and roughly 51.2 miles southwest of Eugene as the crow flies.
At 100 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 106th; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet.
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 88 recorded waterfalls in Douglas County. Surprise Creek Falls, is about 2.2 miles away. Loon Lake Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Camp Creek Falls, is about 6.1 miles away.
Platinum Falls is located at 43.5548° N, 123.8483° 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.