A moderate 7.2-mile hike to a 177-foot waterfall you can walk behind; wheelchair-accessible viewpoint; $10–$12 day-use fee; dogs are prohibited on the Canyon Trail to the falls.
$10 day-use fee (OR resident) / $12 (out-of-state)
South Falls is a 177-foot waterfall accessible via the 7.2-mile Canyon Trail, which allows visitors to walk behind the falls. This trail is part of a National Recreation Trail network. A day-use fee applies: $10 for Oregon residents, $12 for out-of-state visitors. Dogs are prohibited on the Canyon Trail but an off-leash dog area exists elsewhere in the park.
The walk-behind experience is distinctive and memorable for hikers comfortable with a moderate, longer loop. A wheelchair-accessible viewpoint is available for those unable to hike the full trail.
Pacific Northwest waterfalls generally run fullest in winter and spring; flow may decrease by late summer.
three to four hours
A wheelchair-accessible viewpoint is available; the full Canyon Trail is not wheelchair-accessible.
you have a dog (prohibited on the Canyon Trail to the falls), or you cannot arrange a day-use fee (Oregon residents $10, out-of-state $12).
$10 day-use fee (OR resident) / $12 (out-of-state)
Via a 7.2-mile round-trip trail rated moderate by the managing agency.
No — the managing agency's page states dogs are not permitted here (or on the specific trail/area needed to reach the falls).
We track 17 waterfalls in Oregon Cascades.
There is 1 other waterfall we track in Marion. All Oregon Cascades waterfalls →
stateparks.oregon.gov
Oregon State Parks official park profile, checked Aug 2026; dogs are prohibited specifically on the Canyon Trail needed to walk behind the falls (an off-leash dog area exists elsewhere in the South Falls day-use area)
Checked August 2026.