Wallace Falls
May 23, 1999
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Wallace Falls
- Region: Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass - West
- Agency: Washington State Parks
- Avg Rating: 4.14
First hike ever in WA. The three of us - Wife, son (3months old) and myself left Seattle around noon. It took only 30-45 minutes to get to the park.
Lot's of people parking a pain in the butt unless your willing to pay $2 to a home owner just outside the park's gate.
First 1/3 hike is nice easy - some ascents. Next to the river - might only be a stream in the summer.
Next 1/3 got a bit steeper and fairly busy. Mid afternoon on a Sunday is quite busy. Top third after the next two last falls view was quite, cool and really nice. Most people don't make it this far and all the little kids are gone except those hitching a ride in dad's front pack.
Great family hike. The 5.2 mile round trip took us about 3 1/2 hours. We are in so so shape.
Be sure to bring a snack for the top you'll be glad you did and plenty of water.
The drive back to Seattle is much longer on a Sunday afternoon than expect. Traffic leaving Gold Bar was about 15 miles an hour all the way to Monroe. But then again it was the first hot weekend of the year.
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