Palouse Falls — Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

Did this back in May. But am really sad that the state plans to remove all access to the bottom pool. Already sad enough they don’t allow camping anymore. Loved to camp there. Here is a secret they don’t want you to know: you can still reach the lower pool of Palouse falls. And it can be done without even entering the State park. I haven’t been up in the last year or so to see what the trails are like. They were always sort of sketchy and I know of 4 different ways to get down to the bottom pool. There is the standard route of going from above the falls by the rock towers at the top of the falls. There is a small slot canyon you can use that has a small gate at the top about 1/4 mile from the parking lot. You can traverse a ridge or two and hike from the bottom of the canyon to the falls. Or my most recent route down there was to paddle in without ever even going thru the park. 5 miles away is lyons ferry park which is free. You put in there and ride the snake for probably a mile. Then it’s 4ish miles up to the falls. Few will ever do this but it’s a great day adventure.