Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park
Reviewed Jul. 4, 2016

Beautiful park, cabins have mice

The park is beautiful, I made sure to see all the falls (except of Winter Falls which wasn't running), and the hike was great. The park is pretty big so you do have to drive from your campsite to the trailhead, not quite hike-in.

We stayed in one of the cabins, which was quaint and nicely separated from the rest of the sites. The cabin has two small rooms, with a dining area and a sleeping area. There's no fancy appliances but we brought an electric cooler to keep our food cold, and the bathroom and parking was a short walk away. The site was outfitted with a fire pit with grill and picnic table.

On the first night we were awoken to rustling through our stuff in the other room and when I checked it out a mouse booked it out of there. Not a big deal but my fiance and I found it a little hard to sleep after that. Be sure to keep any food in your car rather than the cabin. Another night an army of raccoons made its way through our campsite, despite all our food being put away. On our way out we told the ranger about the mouse in the cabin and they didn't seem phased by it, I don't expect they did much to fix the hole (which we spotted the next day and tried to cover). Would have preferred just to stay in a tent and save a bit if the cabin is so obviously penetrable.

  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016
  • Review photo of Smith Creek Village — Silver Falls State Park by Graham C., July 4, 2016