Newhalem Creek Falls

RATING - 62.0

VR - 8.0 (Big) HR - 6.0 SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside

DIFFICULTY - Very Easy

LOCATION - Newhalem Area

TYPE - Cascades

HEIGHT - 165'

WIDTH - 35'

DIRECTIONS - Take HWY 20 east to the town of Newhalem. Turn right towards the ranger station just before town. Turn left onto a dirt road before the ranger station and follow it for around a mile to where the falls are located. They can be seen through the trees looking down into the canyon. Just before the bridge over the creek, there was a landslide that closed the road in 2007. For those interested, the loose rockslide can be used to reach the bottom of the falls. Climbing back up is a little tricky though.

Newhalem Creek is a large volume creek that runs into the Skagit River just southwest of the town of Newhalem. The falls on the creek are very unique. Dropping a total of 165', the drop at about a 40 degree angle along a face of solid bedrock, spreading out into a huge fan shape on the way down. While reaching the bottom of the falls is fairly difficult, it is a great reward and a stunning waterfall.

Last I knew, the area around the falls was closed because of forest fire damage. I'm not sure when, or if, it will open back up so for now this one is inaccessible.