SALEM (OR)
Attractions

• North Falls
• South Falls

North Falls

see directions at: South Falls

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South Falls

South Falls, like North Falls, is another excellent waterfall you can walk behind. A good flowing stream, 10 feet wide, drops 176 feet into a large pool. The 'cave' behind the waterfall gives you a view rarely seen. Though you can walk behind several of the waterfalls in the Silver Falls State Park, each is very different.

There is also a Lower South Falls. True, it isn't as tall (only 93 feet), and you can walk behind it, too, but it is completely different from its big brother.

For photos of South Falls, see:

• Photo by Chuck Kime

For photos of Lower South Falls, see:

• Photo by Chuck Kime

How to get there:

From I-5 exit 253, follow OR-22 freeway to the intersection of OR-214 (about 7 miles) and then follow 214 to Silver Falls State Park (about 10 miles).

For a 'clickable' accommodations map of Oregon, visit:

• www.HiwayGuide.com

There are 11 major waterfalls in the park all connected by a 7-mile loop trail. There are also individual parking areas throughout the park at trailheads for most of these waterfalls. Most are very easy and some even wheelchair friendly. It takes somewhere around 3 hours to do the whole tour on the trail.

Hotel and Motel accommodations, usually at a discount, are available in the following communities:

• Albany (I-5 exits 233 & 234)
• Salem
• Woodburn (I-5 exit 271)

Note: if you are on your way to the Columbia River waterfalls, take I-205 north to I-84.

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