Silver Falls State Park
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Silver Falls State Park. Ten waterfalls in one park. Covering more than 9,000 acres, it is Oregon’s largest state park and was once considered for national park status. Logging scars from the past kept that from happening, but its still spectacular.
South Falls at Silver Falls State Park
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August is not peak waterfall season. Spring is when the water truly roars. Even with lighter flows, several of the falls were impressive. With heat in the forecast, we chose the shorter Winter Falls Loop. It is a 4.8 mile version of the Trail of Ten Falls. Long enough to see a lot. Short enough to avoid overheating.
On this route we saw:
South Falls
Lower South Falls
Lower North Falls
Double Falls, the tallest in the park at about 178 feet
Drake Falls, partly hidden by vegetation
Middle North Falls
Winter Falls, reduced to a light trickle
The highlight was walking behind three of them. South, Lower South, and Middle North. The temperature drops. The mist hangs in the air. The sound surrounds you. It completely changes the experience. After wrapping up our hike, we completely forgot to drive to another trailhead for the short walk to North Falls. Looks like we have unfinished business here. We will just have to come back one day.
On this route we saw:
South Falls
Lower South Falls
Lower North Falls
Double Falls, the tallest in the park at about 178 feet
Drake Falls, partly hidden by vegetation
Middle North Falls
Winter Falls, reduced to a light trickle
The highlight was walking behind three of them. South, Lower South, and Middle North. The temperature drops. The mist hangs in the air. The sound surrounds you. It completely changes the experience. After wrapping up our hike, we completely forgot to drive to another trailhead for the short walk to North Falls. Looks like we have unfinished business here. We will just have to come back one day.