Barr Creek Falls is one of several waterfalls on the Rogue River found near the town of Prospect in southern Oregon. The waterfall is seen from a trail in the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint.

Toketee Falls in southern Oregon can be viewed from a platform after a 0.4-mile hike. Vickie Connor/The Oregonian This 0.8-mile roundtrip hike is short, yet steep with several sets of stairs.

Waterfalls can feel like a dime a dozen in Oregon, where hundreds of documented plunges and multiple “waterfall corridors” are found in the Columbia River Gorge, Willamette Valley, Coast Range ...

FRIEND, Wasco County — Oregon’s backroad byways are the best, and this is one of my favorites — where the sun shines 300 days a year. It’s only 90 minutes from Portland yet feels a million ...