Welcome to Travel Tuesday! I think you know by now that I love waterfalls, so I’m bringing you on another waterfall hike this week–the Trail of Ten Falls in Silver Falls State Park!
Trail of Ten Falls in Silver Falls State Park
Distance: 8.7 miles (loop)
Elevation: 1194 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Duration: ~4 hours
Trailhead Address: 44.87698, -122.65468
Parking: Large lot available ($5 for day use!)
Silver Falls State Park is the biggest state park in Oregon (9000 acres!) and has over 24 miles of trails that can be used for hiking/biking.
The Trail of Ten Falls is a fairly family-friendly hike (at least for portions of it — we saw a bunch of kids of varying ages on the trail, but they may not have gone for the entire thing). As the name suggests, this will lead you past 10 different waterfalls (4 of which you can walk behind!). If you’re all about pretty waterfall hikes, definitely check this one out!
I didn’t include photos of every single waterfall since…well, you gotta see this for yourself! Be aware though that it is an extremely popular trail, so if you’re looking for solitude, this wouldn’t be it (unless you get far enough along on the trail).
We went here during the summertime but it’s probably pretty any time of the year (possibly best in the spring when there’s the most water)!
We did a clockwise loop starting at South Falls. (You can also choose to start from the North Falls Trailhead though.)
The majority of the trail is shaded with trees! Be sure to bring water with you though since it can still get kinda hot, especially if you go in the summer! It’s a great day trip from Portland (road distance-wise, it’s ~59.4 miles away).
- What’s your favorite thing to see on hikes?
- Any cool discoveries this year?
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Wow the PNW has all of the waterfalls! This trail looks fabulous and I’m definitely adding it to the bucket list!
Yay! I hope you get to go sometime! :]
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Haven’t been to Portland yet, but I’ve heard it’s stunning. I enjoy water fall hikes too. Somemfo the best ones! Specially if you have a swimsuit under your hiking clothes 😏
I wanna go back — there’s so much more to explore there! *-*
+ agreed! I wish I’d remembered to bring mine, haha.
Wow! The ten falls in Silver falls state park look awesome! Nothing like going on hikes and trails and ending up in a beautiful waterfall. I have not explored this part of Oregon, thanks for your blog post. :-)
For sure! :D Waterfalls = some of my favorite things to see on a hike — I’d love to explore more someday!
I’m hoping to visit Oregon later this year! Super helpful post thank you for sharing!
Ooo, I hope you have fun when you go! :]
I loved this trail! I did this hike two years ago. All the waterfalls were so beautiful. I agree with it being a moderate hike.
That’s awesome! I’m definitely glad we came across it–I love waterfalls! :]
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Silver falls looks like a beautiful place to hike. Hopefully I’ll make it there on my next trip to OR!
I was all about chasing waterfalls this past spring! They never get old, I’m just mesmerized by them.
Oregon is on my bucket list for next year and this trail looks amazing! I like that it’s a pretty good length and the views are so pretty!
Amaaaazing! This is such good value if you think of the effort to waterfall ratio! I mean, you get more than one waterfall for each mile that you walk! Plus, I always LOVE it when you can walk behind waterfalls. This is the kind of adventure that makes me sooo happy! Perfect, even on rainy days.