Silver Falls State Park

Update: North Canyon trailhead and parking area opened in July 2023 with 59 new parking spots, ADA bathroom and new accessible trail to North Falls viewpoint. 

North Canyon trailhead parking area and day-use restroom when it was under construction.





North Gateway Visitor Center under construction.

About Silver Falls State Park

Silver Falls State Park is renowned for its waterfalls and a 35-mile trail network for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. The Trail of Ten Falls, a spectacular, nationally recognized hiking trail weaves through a temperate rainforest in the western Cascade Mountain foothills.The trail passes a series of breathtaking waterfalls along a rocky canyon, and descends to winding Silver Creek at the forest floor.

Project

Developing the North Gateway will bring more campsites to the park and increase campsite inventory to the statewide park system. Improvements include:

• North Gateway campground and restroom/shower facilities.
• Infrastructure improvements such as water, electrical, and sewer systems, as well as relocation of the current RV dump station.
• North Gateway Visitor Center.
• New North Canyon trailhead and parking lot, which will help parking congestion in the South Falls and Winter Falls parking areas.

Short-term visitor impacts

No dump station available through mid-2023.

Milestones

• New: North Canyon trailhead and day-use area opened July 2023 with a new trailhead and parking lot to help with congestion in the South Falls and Winter Falls parking areas. Includes 59 new parking spots and renovated ADA bathroom
  
• Construction contract awarded for paving and trailhead project.
• Wetland delineation report completed.
• RV dump station construction underway.
  

Next Steps

2023

• July-November: North Gateway tree thinning.

2024

• Design and site preparation for campground construction.
• Interior work on the North Gateway Visitor Center.
  

• April: Begin campground construction.