One of my favorite places. I need to go once a year!

What a gorgeous hike! On the lower elevation trails, trilliums were blooming in April and are long gone, but here at Mt Rainier, it was like stepping back in time! Trillium, yellow wood violet and vine maples all in splendor! The suspension bridge was a highlight with my children. This is a hike anyone can do...little elevation, nice even trail and boardwalk around the old growth loop. Forest canopy provided nice shade and with temps around 70°, we encountered a few mosquitoes. The waters of the Ohanapacosh River were clear turquoise, simply STUNNING. Don't miss the hike to Silver Falls! We parked at the Grove of the Patriarchs parking lot and did the loop then headed across the street and hiked the Eastside Trail down to Silver Falls. We got a campsite at Ohanapacosh campground for an evening picnic campfire in the rain and then headed home after a wonderful day at Mt Rainier.

Cayuse Pass opened this week so we headed for Silver Falls. We found Ohanapecosh Campground closed blocking access to the trailhead so we found the .3 mile the trail from the road to the falls and parked along the road. Silver Falls is flowing fast but in places the water is calm and a pretty shade of aqua. We followed the trail upstream heading for the Grove of the Patriarchs and came across a few spots of snow on the trail that are easy to cross. The suspension bridge that leads to the grove of ancient trees was fun to cross and the water below was crystal clear.

Done this hike about 5 years ago, decidied to redo today.