Places of interest in the Siuslaw & Smith River Area
Places of interest
Carpenter Bypass Trail System: Mountain bike trails. Brochure [PDF].
Coyote Creek Covered Bridge
Deadwood Covered Bridge
Kentucky Falls: Upper + Lower Kentucky Falls, N. Fork Smith River Falls
Lake Creek Covered Bridge
Lower Lake Creek Falls (at Triangle Lake): The natural bedrock slide at Lake Creek Falls is very popular and ideal for a hot summer day! A series of low cascades carved in the bedrock within a narrow gorge create this geological wonder that spills into Triangle Lake.
Old Growth Ridge National Recreation Trail (BLM) (2.5 miles): Beginning in the Whittaker Creek Recreation Site (BLM), the steep Old Growth Ridge Trail ascends 750 vertical feet over a mile’s length.
Smith River Falls Recreation Site: BLM photo album; https://oregondiscovery.com/smith-river-falls; https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/07/smith-river-falls-oregon; https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/swimming-hole-summer-adventure-or; https://oregonwaterfalls.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/smith-river-falls.
Siuslaw Falls: https://www.oregonwaterfalls.net/siuslaw.htm
Sweet Creek + Elk Wallow + Annice Falls
Wildcat Covered Bridge
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North Fork Smith-Kentucky Falls Bike and Hike
https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/North_Fork_Smith-Kentucky_Falls_Bike_and_Hike
https://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21253