Silver Falls State Park

ranoodle31
Apr 10, 2018
2 min read

This is a great place! I only had time to do the Trail of Ten Falls, and not all of it unfortunately.. This is a great hike/walk for people to do, although it is not handicap accessible. I only saw 7 of the 10 waterfalls due to the time of day that I got to this place. I found a campground that allowed me to walk to the trail of the waterfalls. It was about a 30 min walk on a paved path so it wasn’t too bad. There are a bunch of day use areas that are connected to the walk that people can use so I would assume in the summer this place is packed.

I started my walk from the campground which is in the bottom left of the map. I took the trail that led me to the South Falls. I personally would start at here and go left around the trail. On the map near the lower south falls, there is an icon that says stairs. I was hoping when I stated my walk was that they went down, I hate going up stairs lol. I picked correctly by going left, as the stairs went down. There weren't any stairs that went back up along the paths that I went on. They were all just switchbacks (which go back and forth up a hill) which I think it makes it easier on my knees and doesn't make me huff and puff like I don't get out much hahaha. The only photo of a waterfall I didn't take was of Drake Falls as the picture opportunity didn't really lend itself to being something that I liked.

The waterfalls are so beautiful, and the river that flows through the park is amazing as well. This park is full of life if you take your time and quietly make your way you will discover all sorts of animals along the way.