Yakso Falls is a waterfall on Little River, in the

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east of Roseburg in the U.S. state of

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. The waterfall is about from the

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of Glide along Little River Road (County Road 17), which becomes Forest Road 27. In Chinook jargon, ''Yakso'' means "hair of the head". The waterfall is said to resemble the long hair of a woman. Yakso Falls Trail, long, leads from Lake in the Forest Campground in

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to the waterfall. The trail, open year-round, passes through selectively logged

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. Other waterfalls in the vicinity include Hemlock Falls, Middle Hemlock Falls, and Upper Hemlock Falls (also known as Clover Falls), all on nearby Hemlock Creek, a Little River

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. Additional falls within of Yakso Falls are Tributary Falls on an unnamed tributary of Hemlock Creek; Cedar Creek Falls on Cedar Creek; Flat Rock Falls on the Flat Rock branch of Clover Creek, and Grotto Falls on Emile Creek. Like Hemlock Creek, Cedar, Clover, and Emile creeks are tributaries that enter Little River downstream of Yakso Falls.

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{{Waterfalls of Oregon Waterfalls of Douglas County, Oregon