	Gifford Pinchot Forest falls creek falls trail

Falls in Skamania County and Columbia River Gorge The Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge offers more spectacular waterfalls along with unique hiking opportunities than its southern neighbor, Oregon. And many hikes are suitable for beginners who appreciate a gradual ascent along well-groomed, marked trails. Come along on a picture tour below of our hike to Falls Creek Falls in the summer of 2005. Visit nearby Government Mineral Springs where tourists have been drinking the medicinal mineral waters since the turn of the last century while gazing at 500-year old Douglas fir trees.
UPPER Falls Creek Falls INFORMATION	LOWER Falls Creek Falls INFORMATION










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FALLS CREEK FALLS TRAILS Upper Falls Creek Trail #152 24 miles from Quinn Mountain Level: Difficult Travel north of Carson on the Wind River Highway to mile post 15. Turn right onto Forest road #3062 and follow this road for 2.5 miles to the trail head. The grade of the trail slowly climbs away from Falls Creek and crosses two creeks before reaching the waterfall in about 2.5 miles. The trail flattens out for about 3/4 of a mile where it meets road #6503 and ends. Falls Creek surges over rocks and timber cascading from a height of about 100 feet. Elevation: Trail head 1,300 feet, trail end 2,400 feet. Mileage: 4.0 Lower Falls Creek Trail #152A 24 miles from Quinn Mountain Level: Difficult Follow the same directions for Upper Falls Creek Trail #152 EXCEPT after driving 1 1/2 miles on road #3062, turn right on road #057 and continue 1/4 mile to the trail head. An easy 2.2 mile hike to the lower level of the spectacular Falls Creek waterfall has lots of trillium in the spring. A bridge crosses the creek. Continuing uphill along the north bank of Falls Creek, the trail ends at the waterfall. Elevation: Trail head 1,520 feet, trail end 2,038. Mileage: 1.7. (Back to top)