White River Falls State Park in north central Oregon centers on White River Falls, where the wild and scenic White River plunges 90 feet from a basalt shelf. At the base of the falls are the ruins of a hydropower plant that supplied electricity to north central Oregon from 1910 to 1960. Near the White River’s confluence with the Deschutes River, the park combines dramatic canyon scenery with evidence of the region’s early industrial past. It is valued for both the waterfall and the striking contrast between the natural landscape and the remains of the former power station.