Plaikni Falls

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| name = Plaikni Falls

| photo = Plaikni Falls, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon - 3.jpg

| photo_caption = Plainki Falls in August

| location = Crater Lake National Park

| type = Plunge

| elevation = {{convert|6656|ft|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|20|ft|abbr=on}}

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Plaikni Falls, is a waterfall located along the East Rim Drive within the Crater Lake National Park at the south end of Mount Scott, in Klamath County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{cite web|title=Hike to a Hidden Waterfall|url=https://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/news/upload/Crater-Lake-Reflections-Summer-Fall-2011-2nd-printing-low-res.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621162517/http://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/news/upload/Crater-Lake-Reflections-Summer-Fall-2011-2nd-printing-low-res.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2015|website=National Park Service|accessdate=15 Aug 2017}} The waterfall is located in a glacier carved cliff surrounded by walls of petrified volcanic ash consequence of Mount Mazama eruption.

The location of Plaikni Falls wasn't known by many until the park constructed a new trail in 2011, making the Plainki Falls trail one of the most popular destinations along the Crater Lake Rim Drives. Full views of the cascade can be seen at the end of an easy 1-mile walk on a wheel-chair accessible trail.{{cite web|title=Southeast Zone Fishing|url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/RR/southeast/|website=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife|accessdate=5 June 2017}} The trail is surrounded by old-growth fir and hemlock forests rich in wildflowers.{{cite web|title=Plaikni Falls|url=http://www.southernoregon.com/waterfalls/plaikni.html|website=SouthernOregon.com|accessdate=13 Aug 2017}}

The name of the waterfall stems from a Native American word that means "from the high country".{{cite web|title=Plaikni Falls Trail – Crater Lake National Park|url=http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/what-to-do/planning-your-visit/hiking/trails-index/plaikni-falls-trail/|website=Crater Lake Institute|accessdate=13 Aug 2017}}