Silver Falls (near Coos Bay, Oregon, USA)

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Silver Falls

This Silver Falls would be a major draw in most other places around the nation (like Southern California for example) if it wasn't within the waterfall-laden state of Oregon (IMHO). It seems this waterfall generally gets a lukewarm response unless you happen to be visiting this waterfall while exploring the spectacular Southern Oregon Coast.

We actually didn't anticipate visiting this waterfall on our first Oregonian trip. But bad weather and snow closures made us retreat towards the coast, and I'd have to say that we were quite glad to have made the last-minute change of plans to come out to the coast to even see this waterfall.

Not to be confused with the Silver Falls State Park east of Salem (which strangely enough doesn't have a waterfall there named Silver Falls), this one plunges some 100ft with a rock protruding near its top essentially splitting the waterfall. Now since we were there in the midst of late Winter storms and days upon days of rain, perhaps this state isn't the norm and you can probably expect lower flow conditions most of the time.

In addition to seeing Silver Falls from the short 15-minute return walk from the car park, there's a 60-minute round trip Upper Trail that passes by the side of this waterfall on the other side of the creek before continuing to climb towards the top of Golden Falls.

Directions: From the town of Coos Bay along the Hwy 101 on the Southern Oregon Coast, we headed east on Coos River Hwy (note: the Hwy 101 is more like any other busy city street at this point). We followed the Coos River Hwy for about 24 miles all the way to the end of the road at the trailhead for both Silver Falls and Golden Falls.

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Sign at the trailhead

Julie on the muddy trail

Approaching the waterfall viewpoint

Silver Falls from the Upper Trail

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Bottom up sweep of the falls

Sweep of the falls from a spur branching off the Upper Trail

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For more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.

April 2, 2009

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