Beaver Falls (Olympic National Forest, Washington, USA)

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Beaver Falls

Beaver Falls was a waterfall we almost gave up on because it was one of the more obscure waterfalls on our trip to the Olympic Peninsula thanks in part because there were no signs indicating its presence.

During heavy rain, we actually pulled over at a pair of pullouts before we luckily heard the sound of falling water at the second pullout. And even though the rain didn't make it seem appealing to go hunting for a waterfall, it ironically helped me find the scrambling path leading to the waterfall's base. Otherwise, the more obvious path only led to the top of the falls.

The downpour actually produced a mini stream that flowed along the scrambling path. By following this mini stream, I managed to follow the path along the guard rail at this pullout before the stream descended steeply to the base of the falls.

From down there, the view of the falls was satisfactory though I'd say this waterfall was probably more for waterfall collectors. It had a pretty short drop (maybe 30ft or so), but could potentially be as wide as 80ft when flooded. I happened to see it as a few segments biased to the left side of the escarpment, and I suspected this was more or less average flow considering it was raining hard. However, its base flow comes from Beaver Lake which seemed to source this part of Beaver Creek.

The steep path to the base isn't for everyone, but it is doable if you take your time.

Directions: We visited this waterfall while driving from Forks along the US101 towards Burnt Mountain Rd (Hwy 113) on the left. This turnoff is roughly 13 miles northeast of Forks or around 17 miles west of Fairholm.

Once on Burnt Mountain Rd, we headed north about 2 miles. The key is to look for a large pullout with a guardrail just north of the Beaver Creek Bridge. If you make it to Beaver Lake, you went too far.

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The stream I followed to Beaver Falls' base

Looking back towards the unsigned pullout

Walking along the guardrail before the trail descends steeply

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Fixated on the falls in motion

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August 22, 2011

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