Meadow Creek Falls
RATING - 30.0
VR - 2.0 (Sm) HR - 5.0 SR - 20/20
TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack
DIFFICULTY - Fairly Easy
LOCATION - Stampede Pass Area
TYPE - Tiered
HEIGHT - 105'
WIDTH - 10'
DIRECTIONS - This one is a little tricky to find. From I-90, turn south towards Stampede Pass. Pretty quickly, the road will fork and you need to take the right towards Lost Lake. Follow this very bumpy road for a few miles and then turn left onto FR-5483, signed for Meadow Pass. In a few miles, the road forks again with NF-118 heading right. Stay straight and then park where you see an old road heading off to the left. Follow this road for maybe 1/4 of a mile to Meadow Creek (second creek you'll cross). The falls are just upstream and can be seen by scrambling through the woods on the right side of the creek.
Meadow Creek Falls is a small, but sublimely beautiful waterfall located near Stampede Pass. The falls begin with a gorgeous 48' plunging drop over a really cool cliff. Just below there, is a really nice 26' tall stairstep cascade. This is followed by several more small drops bringing the total height to just over 100'. It's not a huge waterfall, and it's not a big creek, but you would be hard-pressed to find a better example of a subalpine waterfall. It's just perfect in its appearance.
It's also probably possible to visit this one by coming down from the PCT, but I don't know for sure how difficult that would be.
