Mill Creek Falls

RATING - 50.0

VR - 6.0 (Med) HR - 6.0 SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Very Difficult

LOCATION - South Skagit Highway

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 190'

WIDTH - 10'

DIRECTIONS - No directions provided. Dangerous access.

Mill Creek Falls is a tall, multi-tiered waterfall located in a deep, steeply walled canyon a couple miles upstream from the South Skagit Highway. The falls drop a total of 190' in four tiers. The uppermost tier is a 35' curtain of water that can't be seen from the base. This is followed the by 127' tall main tier. This drop sort of curves around as it falls in a weird twisting horsetail. From the front, this actually looks like two separate tiers, but if you scramble up to a view right in front of the drop you'll see that it's one continuous drop (see photo on the left). Below this drop, the creek has two more tiers: a 16' horsetail and a 12' tall fan shaped drop. The area around the falls is beautiful as well. There are abundant ferns and moss that make for a very lush scene.

Located at the base of the falls on the left is an old mine of some sort. I haven't been able to find any information about this mine, but I have a friend researching the matter. I walked about 100' into the mine before it got too dark to continue. If I go back to the waterfall, I'll be sure to take a flashlight so I can investigate further.