Butte Creek Falls is a 78-foot plunge southeast of Scotts Mills with a deep grotto that hikers can walk behind, sharing the same basalt geology as nearby Silver Falls State Park. A short loop trail also visits the smaller Lower Butte Creek Falls.
Its 78 ft drop is taller than about 58% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Butte Creek Falls sits on Butte Creek. It lies in Marion, Oregon. The site is on public land managed by Bureau of Land Management.
This is a short hike waterfall: reached by a short trail, generally under about a mile each way. The walk in is brief — comfortable shoes are usually all you need. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 1 miles round trip. The nearest town is Scotts Mills.
When to go: Spring. Water volume swings with the seasons here, strongest after snowmelt or rain and lowest in late summer, so check recent streamflow before you go.
