About this place
Pack a lunch and walk out through old growth forest.
The trail runs 1.2 miles to a two-tier waterfall. The drops are 75 feet and 50 feet, into plunge pools.
In the rainy months of winter and early spring, the upper Wolf Creek Falls is a display of sheer power.
Spring brings thick growth and strong colors, which photographers like.
In summer the flow drops and you can see the channels the water has cut into the bedrock underneath the falls.
The trailhead has room to park, a vault toilet, and a picnic table across the road. There is a single picnic site about half a mile up the trail.
Stay on the trail. Walking around it starts new ones.
It is open all year.
The Umpqua National Forest looks after other waterfalls near Little River: Grotto, Hemlock, Yakso and Shadow Falls.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Toilet
- Yes, a vault toilet at the trailhead
- Type
- Specific campsite
- When it’s open
- All year
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
Take Highway 138 east from Roseburg to Glide. Turn right onto Little River Road, also numbered County Rd #17, and follow it 10.7 miles to the Wolf Creek Falls Trailhead. The trailhead is at an arched footbridge.
Coordinates 43.23359, -122.95093
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What is near here
A few more of our own spots are within reach of this one, along with some better-known places.
- North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River Directions
- Toketee Falls Directions
- Cow Creek Back Country Byway Directions
- Mount Thielsen Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Glide, OR Directions
Glide is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.