Outlet Falls

Klickitat Canyon / Glenwood, Washington, USA

About Outlet Falls

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Outlet Falls was kind of an obscure 120-150ft plunging waterfall deep in the steep Klickitat Canyon.

It was almost as if this waterfall was an afterthought or off the tourism infrastructure radar because you have to know where it is to even stop for it.

Outlet_Falls_024_06262021 - Outlet Falls
Outlet Falls

As of our visit in late June 2021, there’s no signage, no formal viewpoint, no formal parking spaces, and really no hint of there being something here except for a couple of roadside posts (see directions below).

Anyways, once we finally found the correct spot to park the car, I then had to do a rather sketchy scramble to find a suitable place to view Outlet Falls without threatening my safety from the precipitous cliffs.

The rocky outcrop that I found was towards the downstream side where I managed to find a ledge providing the view of Outlet Falls that you see above.

While I noticed there were other use-trails (possibly mostly false trails), I did see some evidence of people managing to get to the bottom of the canyon and the base of the falls.

Outlet_Falls_015_iPhone_06262021 - Context of the precipitous view towards Outlet Falls from the precarious rock outcrop that I managed to find while looking around
Context of the precipitous view towards Outlet Falls from the precarious rock outcrop that I managed to find while looking around

I didn’t bother trying to find that as I’d imagine there would be significant risk to safety to pull that off.

Indeed, this was pretty much a look-but-don’t-touch kind of waterfall, and I managed to wrap up my visit in less than a half-hour.

Authorities

Outlet Falls resides in the Klicktat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area near Glenwood in Klickitat County, Washington. It is administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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