End of the summer leg stretcher with the kids, pretty quick hike to the falls and back. One hiker at the waterfall, very nicely took family pics of us. 

Nothing more to report, it's a pretty well-hiked trail. 

Great trail today. Always wet at the end approaching the falls. Be sure to have sturdy shoes or boots.

Decided to do a quick stroll to Franklin Falls after work. Got to the trailhead and there were a lot of open spots. The trail was in good shape.

Quickly got to the falls, where a few people were swimming and maybe 10-15 were lounging on the rocks. After hanging out by the falls for a bit, headed back to the car.

Overall,  2.6 miles, 413' vertical, 58 mins total (w/ 15 mins at the falls)

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No matter the season, Franklin Falls always had a lot to offer. This time did not disappoint.

Headed there after work on a Tuesday. Arrived at the trailhead at 5pm and there was plenty of parking.

From the parking, follow the trail down and across the road to the marked trailhead on the right beyond the restrooms and before the bridge. The trail follows the river with occasional views of small cascades. Towards the end, the trail heads up for a few 100 feet before coming back down to meet the falls. 

This is an easy trail that is great for hikers of all ages. Going down for closeups of the falls requires navigating a steeper stone that can be tricky when it's raining or icy. Today was super hot and not that. 10 or so adults and kids were taking advantage to swim in the falls. We only stayed a few minutes before heading back.

Stats: 2.59 miles; 453 ft. elevation gain; 58 minutes; 3.5 avg. mph

The parking lot have enough spaces for visitors.  We started around 8:45 am at the Franklin Falls trail head.  The trail up the falls go along Denny Creek then South Fork Snoqualmie River, which is well maintained and easy, including lumber encased steps.  Since we have only 2 days of rain for the past 5 weeks, water in the falls is ok but not spectacular.  We took the Wagon Road Trail back, which is quiet and have less foot traffic.  In fact, many wooden bridge in the Wagon Road Trail have been replaced with new construction and wood planks, i.e. very nice.  The trail crosses the paven Denny Creek Road twice.  The fist road crossing mark is faint although it was not hard to see the reflective marker across the road.  At the 2nd road crossing, we simply took the pave road back to the upper parking lot to end our hike.  All in all, it is a nice and easy hike suitable for family.

By the way, do not rely on Google Maps to lead you to the parking lot as it does not like to provide direction on US Forest Service roads, which are needed.