Denny Creek

We got to the Denny Creek trailhead at around 2pm. It was overcast and a little windy with patches of sun. The trail was muddy and had some snow spots, but it was packed and sturdy most of the time. I didn't have any hiking boots and wore my Nikes, but they got VERY muddy! Hiking boots recommended. The bridge wasn't down apparently and everyone turned around after that initial 1/2 mile or so. We were feeling adventurous and decided to hike up into the woods and follow the creek up to see if there were some way to cross, but we were unsuccessful. If it were earlier, warmer and I had water shoes, we would have crossed in a few less raging spots. The water was pretty intense still. There was a considerable amount of people, but everyone was pleasant and seemed to be having a good time despite the rain that started to mist and lightly drizzle. At times it came down in a hard sprinkle, but we were prepared:) After that we went down the Franklin Falls trail to get some sort of payoff. It was beautiful. Only 2 miles round trip, it was well worth it. I would recommend this hike to be taken later in the summer for a better end result. The only thing I would like to state that no one else seemed to is that when you get to the Denny Creek Campground, there's a sign that says you need a NW forestry pass past that point and it give you details on where to get them. Two of the locations are ridiculously far away, Enumclaw being one. Luckily there is one off exit 52. The deal is is that you either need to buy a NW forestry pass for $30 which is good for a year at lots of parks or get a temporary pass which I believe is $5. We got all the way to the campground to find this out and had to turn around and go back on I-5 to exit 52. It's right there next to the summit. On the right hand side there will be a small office that says forestry office or something of that nature. Get your passes there. Parking was decent and it was family and dog friendly. Hope this helps. Have fun!