White Owl Falls

8-14-10  Unfortunately, when I visited White Owl Falls today there were some trees that have fallen into the waterfall. It's still worth a visit, but the photo ops have diminished. Click here to see a picture from that day.

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White Owl is one of my favorite waterfalls even though it's only about 15' high. It's the first falls on the Thompson River on the Brewer Rd side of 281. The best way to get here is to park at Brewer Road mentioned on the previous page and hike south down 281. You'll notice a gravel pull-off on the right that you could have parked at to save a few steps. Keep hiking down the left side of 281 around the bend towards the 1st power pole. At the point where the guard rail begins on the left, cross the guard rail and look for the concrete drainage slab. You'll hear the waterfall at this point. Follow the drainage slab down and pick up the small path at the base of the rocks (rip-rap) used to support the road bed. Follow the trail to the top of the falls, then down to the base. The best views of the falls are across the river, and you will probably have to get your feet wet. As you can see from the above shot, it's not that deep. The falls flows over solid granite and splits off in several directions - a very peaceful setting.

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