Drive about 15 minutes out of town and then up a winding road through Siuslaw National Forest, and you'll end up at one of the best low-effort, high-reward hikes in Oregon. The muddy terrain can make it feel like you're in Jedi training on Dagobah, but the trek is a swift 1.5 miles along narrow trails shaded by a canopy of maple and alder trees. The payoff is worth sacrificing your shoes for: a gushing 75-foot waterfall, which you can get reasonably close to via a suspension bridge that towers high above the canyon. If you feel like going a little farther, cross to the other side and trudge another quarter-mile down to the creekbed, where you can take in the majesty of both man and God's creation in a single view. From Lincoln City take U.S. Highway 101 north and turn right on North Bear Creek Road. Bear Creek Road becomes NF-17. Follow it to the trailhead.