Merritt Falls

RATING - 28.0

VR - 4.0 (Sm/M) HR - 6.0 SR - 4/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside

DIFFICULTY - Very Easy

LOCATION - Tumwater Canyon

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 200'

WIDTH - 20'

DIRECTIONS - Merritt Falls can be seen from Highway 2 near the town of Merritt, about 18 miles east of Stevens Pass. There is a wide shoulder on both sides of the highway marked as a Chain Up area. The falls can be easily seen to the south from there.

Merritt Falls occurs where a small, unnamed stream drops around 200' off the side of a cliff near the town of Merritt. The Lake Ethel trail gets pretty close to the bottom of the falls so bushwhacking to the base appears to be quite possible, although I haven't tried it.