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Skookum Flats — Friday, Jun. 4, 2021

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

This trail was frustrating.  We found the trailhead quite easily and were the first ones in the parking lot. We should have known the trail was going to be difficult from the beginning, not in ability but from a marking standpoint.  There are lots of little off-shoots to camp sites and it was very confusing to know which path was the "actual" trail.  The walk through the woods was nice, but we became increasing frustrated at the lack of markings and have to continually double back to take a different route.  At the end of the day we walked about 6 miles but never did find the falls.  The area was great, and we plan to revisit, but the trail needs some visible markings to let you know you're on the right path.

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fellowhiker on Skookum Flats

Totally understandable. However, since it's not clear from your report if you took the FR7160 TH or not, I'll assume that's the one, given I had hard time finding the right trail as well. However, I got lucky by just doing hit and trail and the real TH is actually across the road from where you enter the parking. TH sign within the parking takes you through multiple social trails and campsites as you described.

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Varun Chadha on Jun 15, 2021 01:43 PM