Oregon sure is beautiful. We have to put up with a lot of rain, and summers that don’t warm up until two days ago, but it is beautiful. A perfect example is Silver Falls State Park and our LONG hike we did on Saturday of Fourth of July weekend.

Silver Falls State Park Hike

A map of the park.

Having lived in Oregon most of my life I had never been to Silver Falls State Park. We’ve spent so much time on the farm, and I’ve missed our little outings we would do when we lived closer to Portland, so we made a decision to hire someone to take care of the goats so we can go enjoy this state we live in again.

Silver Falls State Park is about an hour from our house. We arrived at about 10:00 a.m. and hit the trail.

Green. The color of western Oregon.
First fall we saw.
Walking behind the fall.
So many times I wanted to take my shoes off and wade in the water.
My guys.
I could live here.
Another fall.

The entire loop which allows you to see all of the falls is approximately 7.5 miles. There is a lot of up and down so that the total elevation change is around 800 feet. I wore my Fit Bit (first time in a LONG time) and I did over 20,000 steps.

I took my shoes off and waded in the water on this one. Lovely.
Another walk behind fall.
Snake slithering on a fern leaf.
My kind of place.
A short waterfall.
Everything was nicely cared for. Lovely bridge.
Metal grating allows you to see through to the water.

The picture of the snake was crazy. I happened to be looking and saw this yellow racer garter snake slithering on a fern. The man behind me couldn’t get away fast enough. He doesn’t like snakes.

The whole area is very well maintained. You can rent cabins/yurts there and I think it would be fun to do in the winter…..snow.

Paradise.
Another short water fall.
This one was massive in the flow of the water. A fairly small hole for a lot of water to go through.
A lot of the falls had this walk behind area. Curious how these were formed. Lava flows maybe?
My boys were thirsty. Catching water .
Big trees. Big boys.
Hark! It’s Lewis and Clark.

We had a wonderful time. Sorry about all the pictures. I took almost 200 choosing only 22 to share was exerting tremendous restraint.

If you ever get the chance, you should go to Silver Falls State Park. Stop by the farm first and we will join you.

Enjoy the day,
Karen