 | | Wallace Falls State Park is a 4,735-acre camping park with shoreline on the Wallace River, Wallace Lake, Jay Lake, Shaw Lake and the Skykomish River. Located on the west side of the Cascade Mountains, the park features a 265-foot waterfall, old-growth coniferous forests, and fast- moving rivers and streams. Cougars have been sighted several times near Wallace Falls, and peregrine falcons inhabit the rock cliffs of the Index Town Wall. The scenery is outstanding in this park, which includes numerous waterfalls, three back-country lakes and a river.The park offers a rock-climbing wall near Index. Atop Mount Pilchuck, 60 miles away, a fire lookout provides a spectacular, panoramic view. The park provides two kitchen shelters without electricity, plus five sheltered and five unsheltered picnic tables. Both are available first-come, first-served. Picnic tables are all first-come, first-served. Fishing, rafting, kayaking, canoeing and swimming are popular at Big Eddy, a satellite park five miles east.Rock climbing is possible at the Index Town Wall, 12 miles east of Wallace Falls. A variety of mountain-climbing and winter activities are available for experienced hikers and outdoor enthusiasts at Mount Pilchuck, 60 miles northwest of the park. The lake, falls and mounts are named "Wallace," after the name "Kwayaylsh." Joe and Sarah Kwayaylsh, members of the Skykomish tribe, were the first homesteaders in the area. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Wallace Falls State Park provides picnic areas and restrooms. Reservations: Reservations are accepted for Wallace Falls State Park. Best Time To Visit: Wallace Falls State Park is open year-round from 8:00am-Dusk. Fees: No fees are charged. Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is provided. Rules: Quiet hours are from 10:00 pm - 8:00am. Directions: To reach Wallace Falls State Park from Everett start out going west on 5th St toward WA-525 for 0.1 miles. Turn left onto WA-525 for 1.6 miles. Turn left onto WA-526. Continue to follow WA-526 E. for 3.4 miles. Merge onto I-5 N via the exit on the left toward Vancouver BC for 5.3 miles. Merge onto US-2 E via exit 194 toward Wentachee for 27.8 miles. Turn left onto 1st St. for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto May Creek Rd. for 0.7 miles. Turn right to stay on May Creek Rd for 1.2 miles. Turn left onto 429th Ave SE. for 0.1 miles. (There are .57 miles between your ending location and the end of your driving directions. Use maps to get from your ending location to the end of your route.) End at Wallace Falls State Park. | | |
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| | | | Address | | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission | | 7150 Cleanwater Lane | | P.O. Box 42650 | | Olympia, Washington 98504 |
| | | Phone | | General: (360) 902-8844 | | Reservations: (888) 226-7688 | |
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