Oregon cliff jumping spots
Oregon has more mapped cliff jumping than any other state on SmartLeap: basalt ledges on the Clackamas and Deschutes, deep river holes in the McKenzie and Umpqua drainages, alpine lakes in the Cascades, and the classic swimming holes around Bend, Eugene and Portland. Most spots are cold snowmelt rivers, so the season runs from late June until the first fall storms.
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102 ftAbiqua Falls
Expert Unverified 10 · 102 ft Marion CountyA 92-102 foot plunge into a columnar-basalt amphitheater on Abiqua Creek, the biggest documented jump in Oregon and the site of the 2024 women's world-record death dive. The jump…
80 ftDog Rock (Lake Billy Chinook, Deschutes arm)
Expert Unverified 20 · 40 · 80 ft Jefferson CountyA basalt buttress on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook with ledges stepping from lake level up to an 80-foot top-out. The lower shelves are the everyday jumps; the top is…
80 ftPunch Bowl Falls (Dee)
Expert 20 · 80 ft 12 ft deep Hood River CountyA secluded pool at the confluence of the East and West forks of the Hood River near the town of Dee — not to be confused with the Punch Bowl Falls on the Eagle Creek Trail in the…
60 ftTamolitch Blue Pool
Intermediate 30 · 60 ft 15 ft deep Linn CountyOne of Oregon's most photographed swimming holes — a strikingly clear, spring-fed turquoise pool on the McKenzie River with no visible inlet, fed entirely by underground springs.…
60 ftToketee gorge log jump (North Umpqua)
Intermediate Unverified 20 · 60 ft Douglas CountyA big log wedged about 60 feet above a deep pool in the North Umpqua gorge, 200 feet upstream of Toketee Falls. It has become a social-media jump and a rescue magnet; the pool…
50 ftBlowout Creek Bridge (Detroit Lake)
Intermediate 15 ft deep Linn CountyA suspension footbridge over a deep forested gorge near Detroit Lake, where people jump from the railing into the creek pool far below — one of the tallest and most exposed jumps…
50 ftThe Narrows & Sundial Rock (Molalla River)
Intermediate Unverified 15 · 50 ft Clackamas CountyFlat basalt slabs and a spiral columnar formation over a deep, narrow channel in the Molalla River Recreation Corridor. Ledges from 10 to about 25 feet along the slot.
40 ftFaraday Road (Clackamas River)
Intermediate 15 ft deep Clackamas CountyA roughly 40-foot cliff jump with an attached rope swing along the Cazadero stretch of the Clackamas River near Estacada — one of the tallest commonly used jumps in the Portland…
35 ftTriangle Lake Slide Rock (Lake Creek Falls)
Intermediate 15 · 25 · 35 ft 15 ft deep Lane CountyA BLM-managed natural bedrock water slide and jump site on Lake Creek just downstream of Triangle Lake, with documented platforms at roughly 25 and 35 feet alongside the namesake…
30 ftBrice Creek
Beginner 15 · 30 ft 10 ft deep Lane CountyA clear, boulder-strewn creek near Cottage Grove with several jump-friendly pools along its length, popular with the same crowd that visits Wildwood Falls on the adjacent Row…
30 ftCougar Reservoir cliffs
Beginner Unverified 15 · 30 ft Lane CountyA deep reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie 50 miles east of Eugene, with rock walls along the east-side road near the Slide Creek and Sunnyside campgrounds that teenagers have…
30 ftFalls City Falls
Beginner 10 ft deep Polk CountyA small coast-range waterfall near Falls City with a dark plunge pool deep enough for jumping, tucked into second-growth forest west of Salem.
30 ftKoberg Beach (Columbia River)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 30 ft Hood River CountyA big basalt rock in the Columbia just east of Hood River with jumps from 10 feet up to 30 on the accessible faces and much higher around the back. A Hood River summer institution.
30 ftOpal Pool (Opal Creek)
Beginner Unverified Marion CountyA jade-green slot pool on Opal Creek past Jawbone Flats, with a footbridge over the outlet and 30-foot rock on the far side. The classic Opal Creek jump.
30 ftSteelhead Falls
Beginner 20 · 30 ft 12 ft deep Jefferson CountyA small waterfall dropping into a deep turquoise pool on the Deschutes River near Crooked River Ranch, set in a dramatic high-desert basalt canyon.
30 ftThree Pools (Opal Creek)
Beginner 10 · 20 · 30 ft 12 ft deep Marion CountyA series of smooth basalt ledges and deep, clear green pools on the Little North Santiam River inside the Opal Creek recreation corridor. Consistently listed across Willamette…
25 ftHigh Rocks Park (Clackamas River)
Beginner 20 · 25 ft Clackamas CountyBasalt ledges above a deep channel of the Clackamas River in Gladstone, long known as an unofficial jump spot despite river conditions that multiple sources flag as genuinely…
25 ftIllinois River Corridor (Six Mile / Store Gulch)
Beginner 20 · 25 ft 12 ft deep Josephine CountyA stretch of the Illinois River south of Cave Junction known for a string of unofficial rock-jumping spots along Illinois River Road, including the Six Mile and Store Gulch access…
25 ftJasper Point (Prineville Reservoir)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 25 ft Crook CountyRed and black rock bluffs on the north shore of Prineville Reservoir around the Jasper Point campground and boat ramp. The rocks off the point give 10 to 25-foot jumps into deep,…
25 ftSteamboat Falls (Steamboat Creek)
Beginner Unverified 12 · 25 ft Douglas CountyA 25-foot block falls on Steamboat Creek 6 miles above the North Umpqua, with rock slabs and deep pools below it for swimming and jumping. Quieter than Little Falls downstream and…
20 ftBlue River Reservoir cliffs
Beginner Unverified Lane CountyA narrow Corps reservoir on the Blue River above the McKenzie, with rock along the shoreline that jumpers report at around 20 feet. It is twenty minutes from Tamolitch Blue Pool…
20 ftHaystack Reservoir (north shore cliffs)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ft Jefferson CountyA warm high-desert reservoir between Madras and Culver with a wall of basalt along its north shore. The rock at the back of the reservoir is where locals jump; it is boat or foot…
20 ftKeenig Creek Swimming Hole (Wilson River)
Beginner 12 ft deep Tillamook CountyA deep, emerald-green pool on the Wilson River with a rock outcrop rising over 20 feet above the water used as a jump platform, though jumping from the adjacent footbridge itself…
20 ftSalmon Creek Falls pools (Oakridge)
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ft Lane CountyA string of deep blue-green pools above the wide 8-foot Salmon Creek Falls, 5 miles up Salmon Creek Road from Oakridge. Basalt ledges around the pools give jumps in the 10 to…
20 ftSharps Creek swimming hole
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ft Lane CountyTwo bedrock pools on Sharps Creek in the Cascade foothills 18 miles southeast of Cottage Grove: a long channel of smooth white rock with deep clear water, and a round dark-green…
20 ftSmith River Falls
Beginner Unverified 10 · 20 ft Douglas CountyA 10-foot ledge falls into a deep rectangular pool in a rocky canyon of the Smith River, 26 miles up Smith River Road from Reedsport. Flat rock ledges around the pool for jumping…
20 ftThe Quarry (Medford/Ashland)
Beginner 20 ft deep Jackson CountyA flooded former mining quarry between Medford and Ashland known for exceptionally clear, deep water and rocky ledges used for jumping.
20 ftWildwood Falls (Row River)
Beginner 12 ft deep Lane CountyA roughly 20-foot waterfall on the Row River near Cottage Grove with basalt cliffs on either side, long used for diving and jumping and referenced across multiple Cottage…
15 ftAlder Flat (Clackamas River)
Beginner 10 ft deep Clackamas CountyA midstream rock formation on the Clackamas River inside Mt. Hood National Forest, reached by a short trail and used as a natural jump platform.
15 ftBlue Hole (Imnaha River)
Beginner Unverified Wallowa CountyA deep, clear pool where the upper Imnaha squeezes through a 50-foot-wide granite gorge in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Sheer walls on both sides give short jumps into the middle of…
15 ftCavitt Creek Falls
Beginner 8 · 15 ft 10 ft deep Douglas CountyA Douglas County BLM recreation site centered on a small waterfall with a deep, round plunge pool well suited to jumping.
15 ftCove Palisades - Crooked River Arm
Beginner 20 ft deep Jefferson CountyA deep desert canyon lake arm at Lake Billy Chinook with basalt cliff walls and rocky jump-off points, distinct from the commercial bungee-jumping bridge at the nearby Crooked…
15 ftLittle Falls (Steamboat Creek)
Beginner Unverified Douglas CountyAn 8-foot double drop on Steamboat Creek in the Umpqua National Forest with a deep, warm pool and rock outcrops around it for 10 to 20-foot jumps. Water gets to the high 60s by…
15 ftMills Bridge (Wilson River)
Beginner 10 ft deep Tillamook CountyA deep pool near Mills Bridge on the Wilson River with rocky jumping ledges, upstream of the more crowded Keenig Creek spot on the same river.
15 ftSouth Umpqua Falls
Beginner 10 ft deep Douglas CountyA wide, stairstep bedrock waterfall on the South Umpqua River with both shallow bedrock pools upstream and a deeper plunge pool below the falls suited to jumping.
12 ftAlsea Falls
Beginner 8 ft deep Benton CountyA wide, low basalt-ledge waterfall on the North Fork Alsea River with a clear green pool below, part of a developed coast-range day-use area with several linked swimming spots.
12 ftFeyrer Park (Molalla River)
Beginner 10 ft deep Clackamas CountyA Clackamas County park on the Molalla River with two distinct swimming areas; the section across from the main bank is reported deep enough for rock jumping, and a rope swing is…
12 ftLittle North Fork Swimming Spot
Beginner 8 ft deep Marion CountyA clear, boulder-lined pool upstream of Canyon Creek on the Little North Fork Santiam, with a smaller jump rock and fewer crowds than the more famous spots downstream.
12 ftMcKee Bridge (Applegate River)
Beginner 10 ft deep Jackson CountyA swimming hole beside a historic covered bridge on the Applegate River, with accessible jumping rocks and a rope swing that make it one of the more approachable spots in the…
12 ftPirate's Cove (Lower Deschutes, Maupin)
Beginner Unverified Wasco CountyA calm, deep cove off the lower Deschutes on the Harpham Flat to Sandy Beach run through Maupin, with a 12-foot basalt ledge that every rafting company stops at. The White River…
10 ftCanyon Creek Recreation Site
Beginner 8 ft deep Marion CountyA BLM-managed day-use site on the Little North Fork Santiam with a sandy, pebble beach and a low rock jump popular with families. Frequently recommended alongside Three Pools as a…
10 ftDolly Varden Swimming Hole
Beginner 8 ft deep Lane CountyA calm, clear pool on Fall Creek near the Dolly Varden Campground, with a low rock ledge suited to casual jumping rather than big drops.
10 ftJacuzzi Rocks (Elk River)
Beginner 8 ft deep Curry CountyA roughly 180-foot channel of deep water and flat jumping rocks on the Elk River east of Port Orford, one of the more established jump spots on the southern Oregon coast.
10 ftRitter Road Swimming Hole (Middle Fork John Day)
Beginner Unverified Grant CountyOne of the few deep, slow spots on the Middle Fork John Day, a mile from Ritter Hot Springs, with a low rock outcrop that local families jump from on hot days.
10 ftScotts Mills Falls
Beginner 8 ft deep Clackamas CountyA modest 10-foot waterfall next to an old bridge at Scotts Mills County Park, with a plunge pool used for casual jumping — distinct from the taller, hike-in Butte Creek Falls…
10 ftTrask River Rock Jumping Area
Beginner 8 ft deep Tillamook CountyA clear coastal river pool on the Trask River with smooth boulders suited to casual rock jumping, in dense Oregon coast-range rainforest.
8 ftGreen Peak Falls
Beginner 6 ft deep Benton CountyA quieter companion falls to Alsea Falls on the same coast-range trail system, with a smaller, more secluded pool.
8 ftYellowbottom Recreation Site
Beginner 6 ft deep Linn CountyA family-friendly Willamette National Forest site on Quartzville Creek with a designated swimming pool and a low, gently sloped jumping rock — one of the more approachable spots…
Coquille Myrtle Grove rope swing
Unverified Coos CountyA seven-acre state natural site in a myrtlewood grove on the South Fork Coquille, between Myrtle Point and Powers. There is a sandy beach, a deep green swimming hole, and a rope…
Elephant Rock (Chetco River)
Unverified Curry CountyA basalt formation jutting into the Chetco upriver from Brookings, with a deep pool at its base that is the cliff-jumping spot on the far south coast. Alfred A. Loeb State Park…
Mosier Creek Falls
Unverified Wasco CountyThe Gorge's east-end swimming hole, a ten-minute walk from Mosier's main street. Mosier Creek drops over a short upper tier into a basalt-walled pool, and then straight over a…
Training pools4
Public pools with springboards or platforms, for working on height and entries in the off-season.
33 ftTualatin Hills Aquatic Center
Training pool 3 · 10 · 16 · 25 · 33 ft 17 ft deep Washington CountyThe only full diving tower in Oregon: 5, 7.5 and 10 meter platforms plus 1 and 3 meter springboards over a 17-foot well, indoors and open year-round at THPRD's Howard M.…
16 ftAmazon Pool (Eugene)
Training pool 3 · 10 · 16 ft 13 ft deep Lane CountyEugene's outdoor 50-meter pool in Amazon Park, with a 5 meter diving tower, a 3 meter board, two 1 meter boards and a drop slide over a 13-foot diving area. Open to the public all…
10 ftOsborn Aquatic Center (Corvallis)
Training pool 3 · 10 · 10 ft 13 ft deep Benton CountyCorvallis's 50-meter pool with 1 and 3 meter diving boards and two climbing walls that drop into a 13-foot deep end, plus an indoor pool for winter. A good mid-valley spot for…
10 ftWillamalane Park Swim Center (Springfield)
Training pool 3 · 10 ft Lane CountySpringfield's indoor pool with a separate deep-water dive tank fitted with 1 and 3 meter boards, open year-round. Not tall, but it is the closest place to Eugene to work on…
Cliff jumping in Oregon: common questions
- Where can you go cliff jumping in Oregon?
- SmartLeap maps 51 cliff jumping spots in Oregon across 19 counties, concentrated around the Willamette Valley, the Cascades, the Deschutes. Every listing gives the jump heights, the water depth where someone has measured it, how to get there and what the hazards are.
- What is the highest cliff jump in Oregon?
- The tallest jump mapped here is 102 ft at Abiqua Falls. Height is not the same as safety: depth under a jump changes with the season, so check your own landing before anyone goes off it.
- Is cliff jumping legal in Oregon?
- It depends on who manages the land. Spots that a land manager has closed to jumping are deliberately left off this map, and where a place has a posted rule — a height limit, a waiver, a seasonal closure — the spot page says so. Signs on site always win over anything written here.
- When is the season for cliff jumping in Oregon?
- Most of it runs from mid-July into September, after spring runoff drops out of the rivers and the water has had a few weeks of sun. Early-season flows are the thing that actually kills people, not the height of the rock.
- Where can you practice jumping in Oregon in the winter?
- 4 public pools in Oregon have diving boards or platforms, listed on this page under training pools. A 10 meter platform is 33 ft, taller than most cliffs on this map, which makes it the best off-season practice there is.