About Silver Falls
Silver Falls near Coos Bay seemed to us to be a waterfall that ought to get more love than what it appeared to get during our rain-heavy Oregon trip in March 2009.
I could totally see how a waterfall like this would have been a major draw in Southern California, for example).
However, since it was within the waterfall-laden state of Oregon, it seemed like it was treated as just another average waterfall.
A Happy Accident
We actually didn’t anticipate visiting this waterfall on that April 2009 trip, but bad weather and snow closures made us retreat away from the inland mountains and towards the Oregon Coast.
I’d have to say that we were quite glad to have made the last-minute change of plans because Silver Falls (and Golden Falls) provided our waterfalling excuses to explore the Oregon Coast.
In fact, we happened to notice signs for this waterfall near Coos Bay as we were headed to Bandon Beach.
Thus, we wound up on this fruitful spontaneous detour that eventually led us to the Silver Falls.
Bad Weather and High Flow
Not to be confused with the Silver Falls State Park east of Salem (which strangely enough didn’t even have a waterfall there named Silver Falls), this waterfall plunged some 100ft.
The rock protruding near its top essentially split the waterfall making it appear somewhat segmented.
Now since we were there in the midst of unseasonably late Winter storms and days upon days of rain, perhaps the high flow of the falls wasn’t the norm.
Thus, we’d imagine that under more average conditions in late Spring and Summer, perhaps this falls would probably have lower flow conditions most of the time.
As a result, the photos you see on this page might reflect higher flow than average.
In addition to seeing the falls from the short 15-minute return walk from the car park, there was a 60-minute round trip Upper Trail.
It passed by the base of Silver Falls on the other side of the creek before continuing to climb towards the top of Golden Falls.
Given the continued foul weather on our visit, we didn’t linger here for too long.
We were merely content to take what photos we could while limiting water exposure to our electronics.
Perhaps under calmer conditions, I could envision a little more exploration in the area as well as a picnic.
Authorities
Silver Falls resides in Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area near Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.
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