Gary Leverett

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USA Spirit Falls

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Quiet and secluded waterfall. My wife and I saw no one else the entire time we were there.

Photography Tips

The falls face west so mid to late afternoon would not be the best time for photography.

Travel Information

From I-5, take the Cottage Grove exit 174. Head east on Row River Road past milepost 4 and continue straight onto Shoreview Drive (Row River Rd splits off to the left – Shoreview Drive rejoins Row River Rd in 6 miles). Past milepost 19 Row River Road ends. Turn left onto Laying Creek Road (aka Forest Service Road #17). About 9 miles later look for Forest Service Road #1790 and turn right (signed for Spirit Falls, Moon Falls and Pinard Falls). Drive up the gravel road for about 150 yards and park at the wide spot in the road to the right. There will be a trail sign marked #1413.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Nearly no other people

Best Timing Sunrise in summer

Sunrise & Sunset 07:17 - 17:31 | current local time: 07:14

Photo Themes Waterfall

Locations Oregon Alex Creek

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Spot Comments (4)

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Gary Leverett verified

yesterday

You are quite right Beckfield. There are actually four photos that I somehow grouped together. Two of them are indeed Spirit Falls and the other two are of Moon Falls. I posted them several years ago and don’t how the devil I called them Lower Parker Falls or how or why I grouped them together. I tried correcting the name but since they’re were grouped, two of them are still incorrectly named. I’ll probably just have to delete the others.

Beckfield 2 days ago , edited

The Travel Information instructions lead to Spirit Falls trailhead, not Lower Parker Falls. I don't know which falls is shown in the photo.

Gary Leverett verified

19.06.2020

Since my wife frequently traveled to Seattle for work, she and I have explored Olympic NP many times. It’s one of our favorite places. You have probably been to Sol Duc Falls then. I hope you also were able to visit Oregon. If you like waterfalls, it’s a must.

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Manuel Becker 18.06.2020

That immediately looked like the area around Seattle. I visited some really nice waterfalls in Olympic National Park that looked quite similar. It's such a beautiful place on earth. Thank you for sharing these awesome travel details.