Drake Falls, is a

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located in the Silver Falls State Park at the east end of the city of

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, in Marion County, in the U.S. state of

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. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills where

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meets with the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls:

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, Upper North Falls, Lower North Falls, and Winter Falls—among others.

Location

Drake Falls is created along the course of South Silver Creek and it sits on the north section of Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls, along Canyon Trail, two miles north of Lower South Falls. Drake Falls is the smallest along the Trail of Ten Falls.

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