Tumalo Falls and Double Falls

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Difficulty: Easy
Length: 2.0 miles / 3.2 km
Duration: 1-3 hours

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Overview: This is a short 2 mile hike to two beautiful waterfalls on Tumalo Creek beneath Broken Top Mountain. The first one you encounter is the largest at 97 feet while the 2nd (Double Falls) drops 30 and then 20 feet with about a mile in between. You can hike further up Tumalo Creek for more smaller waterfalls if you have time. If you get here late, don't worry as the first viewpoint is directly next to the trailhead.

Tips: Directions:
From Highway 97 in Bend, head west on Franklin Street. After about a mile you will turn right across the Deschutes River onto Galveston Street. Continue on Galveston past Century Drive when it becomes Skyliners Road. Follow this road for 10.5 miles and then take a left on to Forest Service Road 4601 which has a sign for Tumalo Falls. Follow this road as it becomes gravel all the way to the trailhead in another 2.5 miles.

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Tumalo Falls Trailhead

$5 to park here if you don't have a Northwest Forest Pass. Start heading up the trail alongside Tumalo Creek. You will hear the falls from here easily.

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Below the Falls

Here is the first view you will find of the Falls from a distance below them directly off of the trailhead parking.

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Tumalo Falls Viewpoint

You'll have a direct look at the falls from this viewpoint.

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Top of Tumalo Falls

You'll be looking over the edge of Tumalo Falls from here. You can turn around from here if you are running low on time or you can continue on about a mile up the trail to Double Falls.