In recent years, Silver Falls State Park has hosted star parties in partnership with the amateur astronomy organization in Salem, Oregon called Night Sky 45.

Private land that had been logged was purchased, and workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps were employed to develop park facilities, including the historic South Falls Lodge, completed in the late 1930s.

It was used as a restaurant from 1946 until the late 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Silver Falls State Park Concession Building Area in 1983.

[9] The Silver Creek Youth Camp—Silver Falls State Park was also added to the National Register at this time.

[10] The history of the canyon's formation begins about 26 million years ago to the Oligocene period, when most of Oregon was covered by ocean.

The softer layers of sandstone beneath the basalt sheet eroded over time, creating pathways behind some of the waterfalls that Civilian Conservation Corps workers widened to make safe for public use.

The State Park remained open for visitors to view the falls but the campgrounds were closed for a short period.

Other historic fires include the following: Volunteers inspired by the beauty and history of Silver Falls have been active there since establishment of the park in 1933.