Upper Rock Creek Falls is a waterfall on Rock Creek in Polk County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 7 miles southwest of Grand Ronde and roughly 33 miles west of Salem as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. Rock Creek carries 12 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Polk County holds 28 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Middle Rock Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Waterfall 6 mi SW of Grand Ronde, is under a mile away. Waterfall 6.2 mi SW of Grand Ronde, is under a mile away.
Upper Rock Creek Falls is located at 44.9869° N, 123.7075° 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.