Trail of Ten Falls Loop Hike in Silver Falls State Park

Beautiful state park for a low price of $5 for parking. Did the trail of 10 falls and it wasn’t busy or packed on a Friday afternoon in late November. Would definitely recommend to doing the loop as it’s not difficult.

Great Park with a well-maintained loop trail that can be done clockwise or counterclockwise. We started early on Sunday and had the trail and almost all the Falls for ourselves. The cafe and gift shop are very cute. Fee entry is $5 and can be paid at the parking or a $30 annual state pass is required.

Fantastic hike to visit 10 waterfalls. We started from the North Fall, and took Canyon Trail til the South fall, and walked on Rim Trail to go to Winter Fall to connect back to Canyon Trail. I finished with the Upper North Falls at the end. I personally liked starting from North Falls and come back to North Falls because it is absolutely my favorite falls of all, with the great panoramic view of the fall and the first from the huge opening of the cave, and the strongest feel of the waterfall there. 4 of the waterfalls can be walked behind the waterfalls. One of them was kind of off the side so don’t miss it! We went on a Tuesday so it wasn’t crowded at all. Since it was in Nov, we got rained on lightly here and there but it wasn’t too bad. Good that we had rain jackets and I had a waterproof backpack cover for my camera bag. The hike isn’t difficult at all. The trails are well maintained and with proper hiking shoes, no slippery or scary parts at all. It was very pleasant walk, and we finished the whole thing around 4 hours, including photo/video taking time and stopping at the gift shop near the South Falls. The gift shop has cute selections of souvenirs and I purchased a few things from there. The staff member there was very friendly and helpful for the direction, since the signs to go to Rim Trail from the Circle was a bit confusing to me. By the way, I preferred Canyon Trail over Rim Trail since Rim Trail was right next to the road and can hear cars passing. Canyon trail is very tranquil and I loved being lost in nature. Glad we took most of our way on Canyon Trail. I’d recommend this trails to anyone who loves nature and waterfalls. The falls are majestic, especially the North, South, Middle North and Lower South (the 4 falls you can walk behind).

Fantastic hike with some really pretty waterfalls! We had planned to do a shorter hike but ended up doing the Canyon Trail and Rim Trail to see all but 1 of the waterfalls. Trail was in great shape and other hikers were courteous and friendly.

Always love hiking this area! I recommend parking in the South Falls visitor area and following the marked trail signs along the route. If you go in the fall, you’ll see some amazing foliage and fall colors. You really can’t beat it!