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North Falls is created along the course of North Fork of Silver Creek and it sits on the east section of Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls, along North Falls Trail, approximately a quarter mile of Upper North Falls. [2] It received its name because it is the primary waterfall along North Silver Creek.
In the first 3 miles (5 km) below Waldo Lake, the river drops 2,400 feet (730 m) in 34 separate waterfalls through diverse natural plant life and old growth forest. [ 2 ] The river has Oregon's longest covered bridge crossing it at Westfir , the Office Bridge . [ 3 ]
Boston Creek Falls is a tall waterfall that drops 1,627 feet (496 m) off Forbidden Peak. With an average width of 25 feet (7.6 m) and a run of 2,800 feet (850 m), for the most part it is really more of a long cascade than a true waterfall.
ROUTE: Start at North Falls Trailhead. Hike 0.8 miles to Upper North Falls and to the trailhead. Hike 0.6 miles into North Falls cave and back. Total: 1.6 miles, 205 feet of climb.
Two new loops popular from North Canyon at Silver Falls. The full Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Falls takes visitors to 10 waterfalls on a fairly challenging route of 8.7 miles and 1,100 feet of climb.
Silver Falls State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, located near Silverton, about 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Salem.It is the largest state park in Oregon with an area of more than 9,000 acres (36 km 2), and it includes more than 24 miles (39 km) of walking trails, 14 miles (23 km) of horse trails, and a 4-mile (6.4 km) bike path.
The North Fork Smith Trail, open all year, runs along the North Fork for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) through a forest of old-growth Douglas firs to Lower Kentucky Falls along Kentucky Creek. [7] There it connects to the 2.2-mile (3.5 km) Kentucky Falls Trail, which follows the creek through old-growth to Upper Kentucky Falls. [ 8 ]
Lower North Falls is the last of six waterfalls created along the course of North Silver Creek and is the furthest from the Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls, along Canyon Trail, a quarter of a mile north of Drake Falls. [2] Double Falls forms a few yards upstream through Hullt Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Silver Creek.