Upton Falls is a waterfall on Little Nestucca River in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 5.6 miles southeast of Pacific City and roughly 44.1 miles west of Salem as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 400th of 425.
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. Little Nestucca River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 15 feet.
There are 57 recorded waterfalls in Tillamook County. Stella Falls, a 15-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Gunaldo Falls, a 40-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 6.7 miles away. Chitwood Falls, is about 6.8 miles away.
Upton Falls is located at 45.1358° N, 123.8957° 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.