First time visit to North Silver Falls

24 November 2008 at 17:35 PT by Bryan Dorr
North Silver Falls.

Apparently there is more than one waterfall at Silver Falls State Park. There are a good half dozen waterfalls. I’ve never been to this park before. The one waterfall I checked out today was the 136-foot North Silver Falls, which is about one-half mile from the North Trailhead at Oregon 214.

I could not help noticing the trailhead sign upstream indicating “NO KAYAKING.” It’s there for a good reason: the 136-foot waterfall plunges directly on to a wedge-shaped rock. I’ll have to revisit in the spring or summer when the days are longer.

Dogs are not permitted on the Canyon Trail. Lucky for me since I left my two dogs at home primarily to photograph the Silverton mayor-elect demonstration.

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