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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Waterfalls of the Shuswap - Margaret Falls

While still in the midst of much packing, renos and chaos, my family and I decided to take a break on Father's Day and get some fresh air. Our first stop was to one of our favourite places, Margaret Falls. Located in Heralds Park, directly across the Shuswap Lake from Salmon Arm, it is accessible from the Trans Canada Highway (Highway 1) near the Tappen Co-op. 

The Margaret Falls trail is in superb condition. This short trail is easily accessed by most people and is stroller friendly. In fact, the most difficult section of the trail is just as you travel down from the parking lot to the actually trail. It is a bit steep, but does have a handrail for the steepest part. The rest of the trail is a mild slope and has several small bridges that you cross from one side of the river to the other.

Still raging with spring's runoff combined with all of the rain we have had, this waterfall did not disappoint the many visitors who came to see it that day (the parking lot was near capacity). The falls themselves were raging so hard that it created a thick mist at its base. It was all I could do to try and dry my lens every few pictures. 


Some pictures taken along the trail to the waterfalls.

Near Entrance of Margaret Falls Trail






A splash of bright green among the rocks.





Margaret Falls in late spring




The trip back to the parking lot.


A little video of the falls to get the full experience.

This is one of my families favourite places to visit. If you know of other great places for a family outing in the area or other waterfalls located in the Shuswap, leave a post in the comment section below. 

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2 comments:

  1. Fantastic shots and awesome video clip too Jen!

    Glad you took a break reno's are quite involving, I spent a lot of time with reno's here too, know what its like!

    Have a great day and don't wait so long next time. :)

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  2. Thanks Guy! I love visiting and taking pics of Margaret Falls.

    You are right, we have to schedule in more breaks as we have a while yet before we finish the renos. Next Sunday we are headed to the opening ceremony and hike at the Scotch Creek Trail. We also have to hit the water soon as my husband is just itching to get out on the kayak!

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