What started as a rainy day turned cloudy and then sunny by the time we finished this hike.  Be sure to do the entire hike - especially the loop described  just after the bench about a half mile in.  Views (and sounds) of the river are simply beautiful.  Trillium are just coming in to bloom along the trail.  Very pretty!  When you park at the "Road Closed Barrier", cross the barrier and then turn left, following the campground road around a loop to the trail-head.  

   I combined this day trip into three hikes. Rocky Brook, Murhut and Falls View Falls Trails to get the most bang for my buck. Three very nice falls. This falls requires you to park at gate entrance since the Fallsview  Campground is closed for winter. Once around the gate make a left and following mossy road. Then a right at the first mossy road and follow it around until you see the sign. From here go right for a short hike to an overlook and the best view of the falls or at the sign go left (easy to miss this trail as it sets low by the fence) and head downhill to the Big Quilcene River and do the 1.5 mile loop trail coming back the way you came. It is a bit of a drop in elevation down to the river and you will have to climb back up it on the return. Checkout my other two trip reports here on WTA and of the other two videos of the falls on my VIMEO Channel on my dashboard above or click on the direct link below for this hike. Sorry in my video I say September 10 when I meant March 10th and this is Falls View Fall and trail. Its very hard to remember how to say it correctly since its seems like improper English.

 As always get out and see this beautiful state and enjoy your hiking!

Take Care,

Mike 

I was out for a drive to explore some of the lowland hikes in the Quilcene area and found this lovely spot.  I opted to just do the short little loop for a quick view of the falls.  

The campground was closed so I parked outside the gate just off the main highway.  There are no signs for the trail, so you just have to head left through the campground past the bathrooms to find the trailhead. There was some snow on the ground but just in the campground, not out by the falls which were in the sun. For being such a sunny day, I was surprised to be the only car there when I arrived around 10:30.  Upon leaving I saw 2 additional cars, but I think they were just using the campground amenities.  

I wouldn't make a trip just to see these falls, but it would make a particularly nice pit stop to stretch your legs if already in the area.  Next time I'm in the area I will check out the Canyon trail.

Out to smell the trees and look at the waterfall.  When all other trails are inaccessible due to snow on the road this is always available. The biggest danger on this "hike" is the wet leaves on the pavement. Parking lot (entrance to the closed National Forest campground) is small and gets filled up on weekends and holidays.