구딩 카운티 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

The trail passes right by the waterfall, making for a magical sight within the canyon. You can see the geothermal springs below the creek where the waterfall pools.

Where the springs pool there is a beach open to swimming and kayaking withing the canyon walls. The color and variety of life along the trail is spectacular.

The springs emerge in spectacular crescents of azure blue and verdant green in a sudden canyon that seems to appear spontaneously out of the dry environment. There are vault toilets and ample parking at the trailhead.

There is a boardwalk and informative signposts leading out toward the overlook with benches, restrooms, and a shaded area. Here you see the river pool before it strikes the Salmon Falls dam.

The path is soft silty gravel and fully exposed to the sun. It truly feels like the Oregon Trail, and if you keep an eye out you may see historic wagon ruts or signs from when emigrants travelled westward and had to contend with the steep sides of the valley and loose ground.

The overlook lends fantastic views of the fossil beds and winding gravel path below. There are a number of signs describing out historical points of interest.

There is a $7 daily use fee for the parking lot since this is a state park. There is a shaded shelter with information on the park and a metal bridge that runs across the gorge. From here you can look downriver through the slot in the cliffs and cross to the trail system on the north side. The road along the south side of the gorge is flat and paved.

From here you get a fantastic view along the river and down to the power plant. The outcropping of gorge wall directly ahead of you is a thin formation less than 50 feet across in places which hides Malad Gorge Springs.