Greider Falls

RATING - 56.0

VR - 6.0 (Med) HR - 7.0 SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult

LOCATION - Spada Lake

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 300'

WIDTH - 40'

DIRECTIONS - No directions provided. Dangerous access.

Greider Falls is a massive waterfall located just downstream from Little Greider Lake. The falls begin with back-to-back 15' tall drops before plunging off the edge of the world, finally reaching the bottom over 300' below. Along the way, the creek spreads out to around 40' in width as it bounces here and there along the cliff. The view from the top is dangerous and not very good. The view from the bottom is much better, although it's extremely difficult to get there and you can "only" see 260' worth of the falls from there. I suspect that when the creek is running at full volume it might not even be possible to get to the bottom.

While Greider Falls is one of the better waterfalls along the Highway 2 corridor, the fact that it is so difficult and dangerous to reach makes this an area that most people just can't get to.