Mill Creek Falls, is a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

located in the Rogue River Canyon within the

Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint, is a List of Oregon state parks, state park south of the community of Prospect, Oregon, Prospect on Oregon Route 62 in Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was formerly known as M ...

in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

. The waterfall is located at the south end of Mill Creek as it plunges into the Rogue River over a carved cliff surrounded by walls of petrified volcanic ash consequence of Mount Mazama eruption. Mill Creek Falls shares the same rock cliff with

Barr Creek Falls Barr Creek Falls, is a waterfall located in the Rogue River Canyon within the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint in Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is located at the south end of Barr Creek as it plun ...

. Both waterfalls can be seen next to each other from their respective viewpoints. With a height of 173 feet, Mill Creek Falls is among the tallest waterfalls in Oregon.

Location

Mill Creek Falls is located at the southernmost tip of the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) places the falls at coordinates at an elevation of above

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. The Mill Creek Falls Scenic Area is one of the trails and viewing areas designed and constructed by the Boise Cascade Corporation.

Mill Creek

Mill Creek crosses through the

and the town of Prospect. Both Barr Creek and Mill Creek run parallel to each other from the Mill Creek Campground until plunging into the Rogue River Canyon. Further East Mill Creek flows from the west hills of Huckleberry Mountain on the west skirt of the

Crater Lake National Park Crater Lake National Park is an American national park located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of ...

. Mill Creek has several tributaries including the North Fork Mill Creek which begins on the north hills of Huckleberry Mountain near Union Creek.

Access

Access to the waterfall is from a trail that starts on the park's parking lot on the town of Prospect's Mill Creek Drive, the southernmost of two parking lots on the road. The trail-head has an illustrative map of the area including the trail to the Avenue of Boulders and Mill Creek Falls. The trail is approximately half a mile from the parking lot to Mill Creek Falls viewpoint followed by the Barr Creek Falls viewpoint.

References

{{waterfall-stub Waterfalls of Oregon Jackson County, Oregon

Location

Mill Creek

Access

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