Munson Creek Falls

Northern Oregon Coast


At Munson Creek State Natural Site, 7 miles south off US 101, an easy quarter-mile hike through old-growth spruce reaches Munson Creek Falls, the highest waterfall in the Coast Range at 319ft (though some figures incorrectly claim it's 266ft).


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