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Parker Falls Hike

From Oregon Hikers Field Guide

This page is marked as a Closed Hike. Some or all of this hike has been closed by a governing body and hikers may be liable for fines or even arrest. At least part of this route may be dangerous and hard to follow, or it may cross areas with sensitive plant life or wildlife habitat. Trailkeepers of Oregon does not endorse or recommend hiking this route. When restrictions are lifted, this notice will be removed.
Lower Parker Falls (Kaltbluter)
On the Parker Falls Trail (Kaltbluter)
Sign near the trailhead (Kaltbluter)
Topo Map (Kaltbluter)
  • Start point: Parker Falls TrailheadRoad.JPG
  • End point: Upper Parker Falls
  • Hike Type: Out and back
  • Distance: 1.8 miles
  • Elevation gain: 420 feet
  • High point: 2,805 feet
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Seasons: Year round
  • Backpackable: No
  • Family Friendly: Yes
  • Crowded: No

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Hike Description

NOTICE: This trail is closed as of June 15th, 2022, due to serious maintenance issues. Please check the website Parker Falls Trail #1415 before you plan for a hike.

This waterfall hike is best done in the spring or in fall well after the rainy season has begun. Parker Creek is much reduced in the summer.

For the first 0.5 miles, the Parker Falls Trail #1415 first follows an easy grade along Brice Creek in a shady forest of mature conifers. After the trail turns up Parker Creek, a side trail on the right leads to a view of Lower Parker Falls, actually three drops totaling about 50 feet. After Lower Parker Falls, the main trail gets a little steeper and climbs another 0.25 miles to the lip of Upper Parker Falls, which you view from above. There are picturesque cascades between the two waterfalls.

After returning to the trailhead, visit Evergreen Falls and Blue Hole Falls just a little way down the road.

Maps

  • Maps: Hike Finder
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: Cottage Grove Ranger District
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: Umpqua National Forest
  • Pacific Northwest Recreation Map Series: Land of Umpqua

Fees, Regulations, etc.

  • No fees

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