Salt Creek Falls

Salt Creek Falls

Easy (to Diamond Creek Falls)

3.4-mile loop

400 feet elevation gain

Open May through November


Moderate (to Vivian Lake)

8 miles round trip

1600 feet elevation gain

Open mid-June through October

Waterfalls! This stroll starts at magnificent Salt Creek Falls, the state’s second tallest, and loops along a canyon rim to lacy Diamond Creek Falls, hidden in a mossy grotto. For a longer hike, continue up a steep trail past churning Fall Creek Falls to Vivian Lake and its tranquil reflection of Mt. Yoran.

Drive Willamette Highway . . .

This chapter is an excerpt from 100 Hikes : Central Oregon Cascades