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 am*: Winter Hibernators Walk (45-minute walk *at Smith Creek Village)

  • 12 pm: Mushroom ID hike (1-hour hike)

  • 1 pm: Winter Tree ID hike (1-hour hike)

  • 2 pm: Learn to Love a Lichen (20-minute talk)

  • 3 pm: Winter birds of Silver Falls (20-minute talk)

• 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.