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Teneriffe Falls (Kamikaze Falls)

May 06, 2012

by Magdoll last modified Dec 27, 2012 10:24 AM
Type of Outing
Day hike
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Hike: Teneriffe Falls (Kamikaze Falls)
Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
Agency: Washington Department of Natural Resources
Avg Rating: 5.00
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Hike: Mount Teneriffe
Region: Snoqualmie Pass -- North Bend Area
Avg Rating: 3.22
WARNING: DO NOT PARK ON THE ROADSIDE BEYOND THE TRAIL PARKING AREA WHERE IT SAYS "NO PARKING RESIDENTS ONLY"!! We got there today around 10AM and the parking lot was full. Some people parked on the roadside before reaching the lot but that was quickly filled up. Many ended up parking next to a house. It was beyond a red "no parking/residents only" sign, but I guess that sign basically means you can't anywhere along the strip of houses. As my friend parked his car (he parked way further east), he walked by one of the house owners who said he was going to "get these cars ticketed or towed."

We finished the hike around 1-2PM and just as we came down, saw the sheriff's car. The sheriff scolded two hikers who just back to their car about "not reading the no parking sign" and said that he's called the tow truck. Moments later, the tow truck showed up. We left before any actual towing would've happened, but if it did happen I'm sure it would be damn awful to the hikers who came down later. This is a pretty unfortunate thing --- there's really no extra spillover parking area at all nearby, unlike many other I-90 trails. Either some extra parking area has to be constructed, some no parking signs have to be retracted, or they simply have to let only 10-15 hikers hike this trail at a time :(
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Teneriffe Falls (Kamikaze Falls)

Posted by EckartSch at May 08, 2012 08:28 PM
MagDoll: Thanks for the warning. I hiked the Mt. Teneriffe road today and there were four cars parked as close to the gate as possible. That is about all that fits on there without getting too close to the NO PARKING sign and leave enough space for the school bus to turn around. A fifth car would have been marginal. It is ridiculous that DNR requires us to have a DISCOVERY PASS for this parking location. Eckart