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You can simply park your car and walk to the overlook for Sahalie Falls, and then get
back in your car and drive to the overlook for Koosah Falls a half mile down the road.
But what would be the fun of that? There's a perfectly good trail between the two falls,
and you should walk it (that's what we did). If you have more time, you can make a loop
of it (about 2.5 miles), as you can cross the river and walk on the other side. We opted for the shorter
trail, though.
We walked down to the overlook of Sahalie Falls, gushing about 100 feet down.
Someone was slacklining over the falls while we were there. After stopping
briefly, we continued downhill through the forest along the McKenzie River.
The water flows impressively downstream in a series of small cascades.
Sahalie Falls
McKenzie River
It's only about 160 feet of descent and about a half mile down to the overlook for
Koosah Falls. Unfortunately much of the view is blocked by trees. You'd have
to venture further along the trail to get a better view. We just turned around
here and returned the way we came. The trail does pass near the top of Koosah
Falls, and you can hear the power of the falls.
Koosah Falls
McKenzie River
McKenzie River
As we approached the Koosah Falls area, we ran into the same two women we'd seen
above the Tamolitch Pool who had shown us pictures of Opal Creek. They had started
their hike at Koosah Falls and hiked south to Tamolitch Pool and were now returning,
while we had started to the south and hiked north to the pool. So another good option
for a longer hike might be to start at Sahalie Falls, hike south all the way to the
Tamolitch Pool, and back. If you can swing it, a shuttle hike is probably even better, starting
at Sahalie Falls and hiking all the way to the Tamolitch Pool trailhead.
McKenzie River
McKenzie River cascade
McKenzie River cascade
Sahalie Falls
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