9   Koosah Falls

Location: Sisters, Willamette National Forest, Linn County Height: ~80 ft. Access:            Distance: n/a or 0.6 miles (RT) (hike) Elevation: 2750 ft. Season: year-round Difficulty: Lat/Long:44.34417, -121.9994 Directions:Along Hwy #126, 5.7 miles south of junction with Hwy #20 (0.4 miles south of Sahalie Falls). Park in the well-signed turnoff for Koosah Falls at Ice Cap Campground.

The work "Koosah" is a Chinook word meaning "sky". Koosah Falls is a terrific waterfall appearing in two segments, dropping about 80 ft. along the McKenzie River. Earlier in the spring, these segments run together, so it is more of a single large waterfall.

Although you can drive right to Koosah Falls, we recommend you walk from Sahalie Falls down to Koosah Falls, along the McKenzie River Trail (or instead, park at Koosah and walk to Sahalie). It is a beautiful trail along the river, and short (about 10 minutes).

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Other waterfalls nearby:

Sahalie Falls	0.39 miles
Proxy Falls	13.17 miles
Upper Proxy Falls	13.18 miles

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