White River Falls State Park is a state park in north central Oregon. It is located 35 miles (56 km) by road south of The Dalles and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Tygh Valley.Use our Wasco online driving holiday planner to visit White River Falls State Park on your trip to Wasco, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
The focus of the park is the falls where wild and scenic White River plunges 90 feet (27 m) from a basalt shelf. At the base of the falls are the ruins of a hydropower plant which supplied electricity to north central Oregon from 1910 to 1960.
The falls are located at river mile (RM) 3 of the White River which flows into the Deschutes at RM 46.5.
There are no fees to use the park and it is open mid-March through the end of October.
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It was better than the pictures. Off the beaten track and out in the middle of no where but worth the drive, nothing on the way, no gas etc so bring a picnic lunch. Falls are beautiful
It was better than the pictures. Off the beaten track and out in the middle of no where but worth the drive, nothing on the way, no gas etc so bring a picnic lunch. Falls are beautiful more »
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Wonderful place to visit not crammed full of tourists. Good view of falls from short path from parking lot but take the time to go down to the old power plant at the bottom. Trail is a tad steep but..... more
Wonderful place to visit not crammed full of tourists. Good view of falls from short path from parking lot but take the time to go down to the old power plant at the bottom. Trail is a tad steep but..... more »
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