Shellburg Falls

This is one of the waterfalls you can walk behind, a nice groomed trail is maintained.

Shellburg Falls is the centerpiece waterfall in the small sliver of the Santiam State Forest along the Stout Creek canyon. The falls plunge 100 feet over a protruding basalt ledge which creates a large recess behind the falls - a surprisingly common feature for waterfalls in this area of Oregon - through which the trail traverses around the falls and then climbs to the top of the canyon. Because Shellburg Creek relies solely on rainfall to sustain its flow, it runs very low in the summer.

An impressive drop not far from where I live. One of the best times to visit waterfalls here in the Pacific Northwest is in the spring when their...