Franklin Falls
Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🥾 Hike · Snoqualmie Pass
2 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 50 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Northwest Forest Pass required at the trailhead; arrive before 9am on weekends
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Lots of shadeGood on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Summer · Fall
Two miles round trip with under 400 feet of gain, following Denny Creek through mossy forest to the base of a 70-foot waterfall where you can stand in the spray; kids 3 and up feel very accomplished walking it themselves.
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