Palouse Falls — Sunday, Apr. 2, 2017

Eastern Washington > Palouse and Blue Mountains

Beware! We did the 5 hour drive from Seattle yesterday only to be turned away at the park road. The park ranger says there has been a sudden increase in visitors. There are 60 parking spots available at the park, and the ranger said he has seen a couple hundred cars show up the last few weekends. I would venture to guess that's a low estimate because as my friend and I were trying to figure out what to do, while parked on the side of the road we must have seen 50 plus cars arrive only to be turned away. The park ranger said last weekend the highway partrol gave hefty tickets to every single car who parked on the road and walked the 2 miles into the park, and they know now to keep coming back and checking for cars. If you are going to make the trip you should really plan to arrive as early in the morning as you can manage.