Join park staff and volunteers in a celebration of the winter season at Silver Falls. The festival will highlight the seasonal changes that can be seen in the winter. Activities will include the following:

Make a wreath at the Evergreen Picnic Shelter (South Falls day-use area)
Build a bird nest box or make a bird feeder in the Stone Kitchen Shelter (South Falls day-use area)
Attend a short educational talk or guided walk at the South Falls Theater (South Falls day-use area)

11:00 a.m: Winter birds of Silver Falls (20-minute talk)
12:00 p.m: Learn to Love a Lichen (20-minute talk)
1:00 p.m: Winter Tree ID hike (1-hour hike, 1 mile)
2:00 p.m: Winter birds of SIlver Falls (20-minute talk)
3:00 p.m: Winter Hibernators (20-minute talk *at Smith Creek Village)

Visit a Discovery Table near South Falls to learn about the waterfalls in winter or learn about winter animal tracks (South Falls day-use area)
Decorate a gingerbread cookie and take part in a scavenger hunt (Smith Creek Village, 1.5 miles from the South Falls day-use area)
Earn a commemorative Silver Falls ornament from taking part in at least 4 of the above activities
All activities are free, but a day-use parking permit is required. Permits cost $5 per day; annual permits, normally $30, are on sale for $25 in the month of December and are available at the park.

Date: December 10 - 11, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m

Location:

Silver Falls State Park
20024 Silver Falls Highway SouthEast
Sublimity, OR 97385

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