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Depending upon who
is exclaiming, Watson Falls is the 2nd, or 3rd, or 4th highest waterfall
in Oregon. Whatever the real truth is, it is about 272 feet falling in
two steps. Starting with a tiny step from a narrow crevice in the cliff
it seems to gather strength then plunges another 225 feet to the pool,
below. This is all in a sort of amphitheatre setting. For photos of
Watson
Falls, see:
How to get
there:
Exit I-5 in Roseburg onto OR-138
and head east, across the river to OR-99. Here, OR-138 follows 99 north
for a couple blocks and then goes east (right) again. It is about 18
miles to Glide and the North Umpqua Ranger District Office (18782 North
Umpqua Hwy). Stop in, get loaded up with information - which will help
increase your enjoyment of the coming sights.
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(How to get
there - continued):
From Glide
continue east on Hwy 138 to Steamboat and Forest Road #38. This is
probably where you tyurned off to view Steamboat Falls.
From Forest
Road #38, continue east on Hwy 130 for about 18 miles, past Toketee
Falls (the community) and continue another 1.8 miles to Forest Road
#34.
From Forest
Road #34 (where you probably turned off for Toketee Falls), continue
east on Hwy 130 for 1.3 miles to Forest Road #37 (also called Fish
Creek Road). Turn right onto the Forest Road and follow it about 400
yards to the parking lot and picnic area. The footpath loops up, over
a bridge and back down to the parking lot, a total of about a half
mile. Don't stop at the bridge because, as we found, the best place to
view the falls is a little beyond it.
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