Erma Bell Falls

Photographer: G. Price

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GPS - road #1957, 1.13km el.

GPS - Erma Bell Falls, 1.37km el.



Photograph specifics: 0.4 S, ISO100, lens 21mm, aperture 22, tripod
Month: June

• From I-5 exit onto I-105 and head east to Springfield.
• At second light turn left onto Hwy 126.
• Drive through Walterville, Vida and Blue River.
• Between milepost 45 and 46 turn south onto FSR #19 for Cougar Reservoir.
• In ½ mile bear right at the curve towards Cougar Reservoir.
• In another 2.8 miles bear right at the T-intersection.
• In another 22.7 miles (just past Box Canyon) look for the left turn onto road #1957.
• Drive down gravel road #1957 for 3.6 miles to the end of the road.
• Trail starts to the left of the restroom. You will cross a bridge over a creek.
• In 0.6 miles the path forks. Take the right fork and continue down trail #3563.
• Approximately a mile further the path forks again.
  Take the left fork for a view of Lower Erma Bell Lake.
  Continuing on the west edge of the lake will afford a
  view from ¼ mile away of the lower part of Erma Bell Falls.
• Return to the main trail
• In less than ½ a mile the trail appears to crest. Find a trail
  on the left before the crest. This is a path for a side view of Erma Bell Falls.