Silver Falls Tour Route
Places to Visit

  • Gallon House Covered Bridge

    Gallon House Covered Bridge (OR)

    Oregon's oldest covered bridge is located 1.5 miles northwest of Silverton, and spans Abiqua Creek. It was built in 1917 and was recently restored. The bridge got its name during Prohibition when liquor was sold by the gallon in a nearby house.

    Location:

    1.5 miles northwest of Silverton on Abiqua Creek.
  • Glatt House Gallery/Woodburn Art Center

    Glatt House Gallery/Woodburn Art Center (OR)

    Juried art shows presented in 150-year-old farmhouse. One or more different artists are featured each month.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    2551 N. Boones Ferry Road, Woodburn
  • Jesse Settlemier House

    Jesse Settlemier House (OR)

    Featured on the Woodburn Tour of Homes, this 1892 Queen Anne Victorian Home is the jewel of Woodburn's many historic structures. Owned by the French Prairie Historical Society.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    355 N. Settlemier Ave, Woodburn
  • Mt. Hood National Forest

    Mt. Hood National Forest (OR)

    The Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than sixty miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams to Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mt. Jefferson.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Take SR 211 east until reaching the forest border.

  • Oregon Garden (OR)

    This world-class botanical garden features walking tours, educational programs, and summer concerts.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    879 W. Main Street, Silverton
  • Silver Falls State Park

    Silver Falls State Park (OR)

    At 8,700 acres, this is Oregon's largest and most diverse state park. Silver Falls State Park includes trails, rentable cabins, campgrounds, group picnic shelters, historical buildings, and a conference center

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Access from 20024 Silver Falls Hwy SE, Sublimity.

  • Silverton Art Galleries (OR)

    Silverton boasts a fine collection of local artists who exhibit their works at such fine art centers as Borland, Lunaria and BreGe galleries.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    In Silverton.

  • Silverton Country Museum & SPR Depot Warehouse (OR)

    This complex presents photographs and artifacts of Silverton's farming and logging past, beginning with the city's early roots in the 1850s.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    428 S. Water Street, Silverton.

  • Silverton National Historic District (OR)

    Historic commercial and residential district in which you can take a self-guided walking tour. Murals by several artists adorn downtown buildings.

  • Silverton Reservoir (OR)

    You can fish, sail, and canoe at this tranquil lake.