Wolf Creek Falls

Take OR 138 to the town of Glide and turn south onto Little River Road, which is prominently marked by recreation area signage. Follow Little River Road for just over 10-1/2 miles to the signed Wolf Creek Falls trailhead, parking for which is found on the opposite side of the road. The trail crosses the Little River via a metal arching bridge and ends at a viewpoint overlooking the falls in about 1.2 miles.Wolf Creek Falls is the largest accessible waterfall of the many waterfalls to be found within in the Little River area, and the trail to the falls is among the more popular hikes in the North Umpqua corridor. The falls consist of at least five distinct steps over a linear run of about 680 feet, and are though to have a total drop of anywhere between 160 and 200 feet in height. The exact height has not yet been determined because the gorge which harbors the three uppermost tiers of the falls is functionally impenetrable without technical climbing gear and a wetsuit, and detailed enough topographic data has not yet been made available online to easily verify how much elevation change actually takes place above the lower two tiers.
The visible portion of Wolf Creek Falls, the final two steps, drop for a total of 108 feet and can be easily observed from the end of the Wolf Creek Falls trail. The upper of the two drops is a very uniquely shaped horsetail fall which veils 78 feet over a cliff which bulges on one side and funnels into a chute on the other. This results in the majority of the flow of the falls chuting down a narrow sluice into a small murky blue pool, however when enough water is present the stream spreads out across the moss-covered cliff face and glides down a curving convex slide. When just enough flow is present so that the stream has started to flow down the sliding side of the falls, the water appears to disappear into the rock partway down the fall, but is instead soaked up by the thick moss. Below a small pool which separates the two visible steps, the lower tier of the falls tumbles an additional 30 feet into a deep pool ringed with several large logs which have fallen into the basin.
Wolf Creek drains from a basin covering approximately 7.8 square miles and though it does become reduced in volume during the summer and autumn seasons, a modest flow is retained year round. During the winter months the flow of the creek will often swell enough that the unique veiling shape of the upper falls is very prominently visible. By the end of June expect to see the entire left side of the upper tier of the two visible drops dry however, leaving just the narrow sluicing right side.