Skookum Falls Viewpoint - Enumclaw, WA
N 47° 03.175 W 121° 34.328
10T E 608446 N 5212033
A small lookout along the Mather Memorial Parkway in the Mt. Baker-Snoquaimie National Forest.
Waymark Code: WMHFEB
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2013
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The small drainage of Skookum Creek limits the impressiveness of the falls, but if you are on your way to Mt. Rainier National Park, there's no reason not to stop. This picture was taken with a telephoto lens from across the road. Best views, however, are from the base of the falls, the trail to which is excellent for mountain biking. The falls usually flow all year, but with greatly reduced flow in the summer (and in dry years will dry out completely). On the complete inverse, I visited the falls during a record setting heat wave in May 2008 and I witnessed the falls gushing like a river had been diverted over the cliff. It was absolutely unrecognizable from what it typically looks like and conditions probably won't repeat similarly for decades.