Big Creek Falls (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA)

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Big Creek Falls

Big Creek Falls is tall plunging waterfall, but when waterfalls like these seem to be a dime a dozen (which is the case in the Pacific Northwest), this struck me more like an average waterfall even though a waterfall like this would've gotten top billing if it was in Southern California. It's a thin singular plunge of water dropping 125ft viewable from a wooden deck providing the only full views you can safely get here.

The steep gorge only allows you to look down at the waterfall with some trees and foliage growing into the line of sight (though not quite obstructing it when we were there - yet). There are other trails leading to other parts of the forest, but we didn't bother doing them so we can't really comment further on where they go. All I know is that I don't think there's a way to the base of the falls. The walk to the falls itself is an easy 0.3mi walk each way (0.6mi round trip).

Directions: The car park for the trailhead of Big Creek Falls is roughly 10 minutes further east from the Curly Creek Falls turnoff along Route 90 (Lewis River Road) in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It's about 9 miles east of the Eagle Cliff Bridge and the car park is well signposted.

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Closer look at the falls

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Poem sign next to the lookout platform

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Partial view of the falls next to the lookout platform

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Slow deliberate sweep from bottom to top of the falls from the lookout platform

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August 22, 2009

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