Salmon Falls
As the weather starts getting warmer, you might be looking for places to cool off. One perfect place to do that? Salmon Falls County Park! Thanks to months of hard work by TKO crews, Salmon Falls has just reopened after being closed due to wildfire damage in 2020. Salmon Falls makes up part of the Little North Santiam River, and it’s got everything you need from a swimming hole: deep water to jump into, rock formations that form natural wading pools, sunny outcrops to lounge on, and, of course, a stunning thirty-foot waterfall to marvel at.
📷 Krysti Weddle
Mary’s Peak
At 4,097 feet, Mary’s Peak is the highest point in the Coast Range, and it’s one of the few places where you can see the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains at the same time. On a really clear day, you can see as far north as Mt. Rainier and as far south as Diamond Peak. Don’t forget to look down, too, because Mary’s Peak is also famous for its wildflower displays, including Willamette Valley natives like camas.
📷 John Sparks
Silver Falls
An Oregon classic! On the Trail of Ten Falls, you don’t just get to see ten tall, powerful waterfalls–you also get to walk behind four of them. Right from the start, the trail winds behind the 177-foot-tall South Falls, where you pass through a cave full of moss and maidenhair ferns, the entire path dusted with spray that varies from light mist to clothes-drenching depending on the season, weather, and wind.
📷 John Sparks
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