Silver Falls State Park is the crown jewel of the Oregon State Parks system, being both Oregon's largest State Park (9,000 acres) and boasting one of America's most impressive waterfall day-hikes. There are no less than ten falls on this 8.7-mile loop (which can be reduced via two cutoff trails), and most of them are flat-out gorgeous. Most folks will handle the rolling elevation, with about 1,300 feet of total accumulation, in three to five hours. Unless it's a foul-weather day in the middle of a week in winter, count on seeing plenty of other visitors on the trail.

Activity Notes

The Trail of Ten Falls, at Silver Falls State Park, is Oregon's most waterfall-rich trail. This hike, starting and ending at South Falls, will be sandwiched by two cultural activities: breakfast in Silverton in the AM and the Silver Falls Christmas Festival in the PM. If you're not interested in both cultural experiences, please do not register for this Trail Trip.  It's important to your hike leader that our hikers inject a little $ into the communities where we hike from time to time. Icy conditions have been encountered on Christmas Festival weekend in the past, so please bring traction devices (micro-spikes or yak-trax). Every vehicle will need to pay $5 or display an Oregon State Park day use pass.  
Other Information
Driving Distance from Portland 55 miles
Driving Time from Portland 1 hours
Distance - Round Trip 8 miles
Expected Duration Car to car in one day
Interesting Features Waterfalls
Awards Qualified Waterfall Award
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