Petticoat Falls

RATING - 26.8

VR - 1.8 (Sm) HR - 6.0 SR - 16/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Medium

LOCATION - Suiattle River Road

TYPE - Fan

HEIGHT - 190'

WIDTH - 15'

GPS - N48 22' 13.51" W121 20' 17.94"

ELEVATION - 928'

DIRECTIONS - Drive south from Rockport on HWY 530 and turn left onto Suiattle River Road #26. In about 3.7 miles, you will cross the first of two low water crossings. This is the creek on which Petticoat Falls occurs. Park and walk about 300' west on the road before plunging into the woods. Make your way to the top of the ridge (you may find a path leading up the ridge) and then follow it upstream for about a 1/4 of a mile to views of the falls.

Petticoat Falls is a stunning waterfall located a short distance upstream from the Suiattle River Road. The bottom of the waterfalls is a gorgeous 70' tall fan shaped drop down a moss-covered cliff face. At the top of this drop, two smaller streams combine. Each of these streams has a waterfall of its own. The right hand segment can be partially seen from the base and consists of a plunge into a horsetail and then back into a plunge, totaling about 120' in height. The left hand segment is not visible from the base but looks like a pitchfork shaped drop from the aerial imagery. It's probably possible with enough work to find a way above the bottom tier to get views of these upper sections but it will be difficult and potentially dangerous. I'll give it a shot next time I'm in the area. Like the other waterfalls in this area, the creek that Petticoat Falls occurs on is very small and by the end of summer it would certainly not be worth the trouble of visiting.