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Historic of Register National the in listed fee collection stations located throughout the park. park. the throughout located stations collection fee e e k r e C e 214 walk behind North Falls. These formed when when formed These Falls. North behind walk r To Salem To d r C a inals. The lodge and 10 surrounding acres are are acres surrounding 10 and lodge The inals. w r the symbol on the park map in this guide for for guide this in map park the on symbol the o e H v l i the many tree “chimneys,” or casts while you you while casts or “chimneys,” tree many the S k r - orig the among are today lodge the inside tables Camp year day-use passes also are available. Look for for Look available. are also passes day-use year o F Viewpoint h t Youth u of the falls. Look up and see if you can spot spot can you if see and up Look falls. the of o S chairs built from only two myrtle trees. The The trees. myrtle two only from built chairs CAMPGROUND and the North Falls trailhead. 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Black Black rainforest. temperate lush, the in thrive deer blacktail Pacific swordfern. ENTRANCE p Cam Youth and To Ranches, Conference Center, Conference Ranches, ARD Y MAINTENANCE Campground through Douglas-fir and western hemlock flanked by Oregon grape, salal and and salal grape, Oregon by flanked hemlock western and Douglas-fir through To Silverton To ENTRANCE mountain bike on more than 25 miles of multi-use trails. Park trails wind wind trails Park trails. multi-use of miles 25 than more on bike mountain 5 I- YTON STA Take a stroll on the paved four-mile bike path, or ride your horse, hike or or hike horse, your ride or path, bike four-mile paved the on stroll a Take oit Detr To Guide Trail 22 Building Capitol 214 of Silver Creek. Silver of State State Park State Silver Falls Silver S SALEM 22 and under some of the stunning waterfalls of the north and south forks forks south and north the of waterfalls stunning the of some under and 214 hikers and photographers. The eight-mile hiking trail passes by by passes trail hiking eight-mile The photographers. and hikers 213 The park’s most famous feature, The Trail of Ten Falls, thrills thrills Falls, Ten of Trail The feature, famous most park’s The 122°40’0"W 122°39’30"W 122°39’0"W 122°38’30"W 122°38’0"W Park 122°37State ’30"W 122°37’0"W SILVERTON scenery. spectacular of acres 9,000 than more offers Falls ilver N 2100 0" 4’ x 873-8681 (503) Phone: Park 31 °5 Falls Silver 44 Welcome to Silver Falls Silver to Welcome N 0" 4’ °5 44 Silver Falls State Park State Falls Silver 214 1600 1400 1 2 1700 SOUTH FALLS LOWER 177ft. SOUTH 1400 1200 This 177-foot waterfall FALLS Trail of Ten1300 Falls Double 93 ft. 1200 can be seen from several Falls 16 points along the canyon 0 About one 1100 0 "N 30 3’ °5 r k 44 4 rim. 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