Upper Chush Falls

Upper Chush Falls is a 200-foot waterfall on Whychus Creek in Oregon’s Cascade Range, within the Three Sisters Wilderness southwest of Sisters. It is the uppermost in a short run of falls on the creek, above The Cascade and Chush Falls. Its flow averages about 40 cubic feet per second, with peak water usually from May through August. The falls are reached by trail along the creek, with informal paths continuing beyond the main overlook to the upper falls. The site’s name reflects a broader renaming of the creek and waterfall after earlier names, including Squaw Creek Falls, were replaced; Chush comes from Sahaptin and means water.

Oregon · United States