Falls Creek Falls

RATING - 44.0

VR - 6.0 (Med) HR - 4.0 SR - 20/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Medium

LOCATION - Falls Creek Road

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 53'

WIDTH - 8'

GPS - N48 08.215 W121 25.869

ELEVATION - 1018'

DIRECTIONS - Drive south from Darrington along the Mt. Loop Highway and turn right onto FR 2080. Drive along the road for about a mile. Take the left at the fork and park at the immediate gate. Walk the road for a little over two miles until you come to a clearing on the left side of the road and find the trail marked by a pink ribbon on a little tree. The trail leads steeply to the falls in about a quarter of a mile. To see the falls you must ford the creek downstream from the falls.

Falls Creek Falls is one of the most unique, and extremely beautiful waterfalls in NW Washington. While most waterfalls drop over a rocky wall, Falls Creek just runs diagonally right through the middle of the rock instead. The crack in the rock seems to run further underwater because the water comes to the surface several yards downstream from the bottom of the falls. Speaking of that pool, it's probably at least 30' deep and an amazing blue-green color.

In addition, there is a little cave near the falls and a few hundred feet upstream is an absolutely gorgeous 8' tall drop that is worth the short side trip.