Van Trump Falls (Mt Rainier National Park, Washington, USA)

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Van Trump Falls

Van Trump Falls is a waterfall that I'm giving special attention to because it can easily be confused with Comet Falls without any prior research.

The waterfall you see pictured at the top of this page is the uppermost waterfall you'll see along Van Trump Creek as you do the Comet Falls trail. It might also be informally known as Upper Van Trump Falls.

The author of our Pacific Northwest Waterfalls guide (Gregory Plumb) also gave names to the cascades we had noticed on Van Trump Creek further downstream from the falls pictured above. We had noticed them during our Comet Falls hike but didn't realize they were given informal names. He called them Lower and Middle Van Trump Falls, but to be honest, there were numerous cascades on that creek so it's hard to tell which one is which.

Even though the creek responsible for Comet Falls is not on Van Trump Creek, they do join and become Van Trump Creek for the majority of the Comet Falls Trail as it skirts much of the creek.

Directions: You will notice most of the waterfalls on Van Trump Creek, including the main one by simply doing the Comet Falls Trail. See the Comet Falls page for more details.

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Looking against the morning sun at the falls

Attractive view of Van Trump Falls as we were coming back from Comet Falls

Attractive view of the upper falls as we were coming back from Comet Falls

Possibly Lower Van Trump Falls

Possibly the lower falls

Possibly Middle Van Trump Falls

Possibly the middle falls

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Right to left sweep of the falls starting from a downstream view then panning past the log bridge before ending at the three-tiered falls (as viewed from the Comet Falls side of the creek)

Downstream to upstream sweep from the log bridge over Van Trump Creek on the Comet Falls Trail ending at the three-tiered upper falls. Don't do what Julie did and mistake it for Comet Falls!

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For more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.

August 25, 2011

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