Mount Teneriffe, Roaring Creek — Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025

Note: Trail conditions for Mt Teneriffe Trail are only for up to the Roaring Creek intersection so I can’t speak to trail conditions beyond that point.

With a short window of time today I thought I would check out some waterfalls after the recent atmospheric rivers. I hiked an out and back on the Mt Teneriffe to Roaring Creek trails, up to the intersection with the Mt Si trail.

And the 3 falls along the way were indeed lovely. But it was the surprising amount of fall foliage remaining that stole the show! With the rays of sunlight breaking through the forest canopy and illuminating the golden leaves and green moss, it was truly magical.

There were quite a few cars when I arrived at 11:15am but plenty of parking still available. There doesn’t seem to be a gate closing time posted anymore, which was always a concern with this parking lot in the short daylight seasons. Now it just says no overnight camping in the parking lot. Restrooms were open and had TP but bring your own hand sanitizer.

The trails were in great condition, especially after two stormy weekends. No down trees or big branches, and not really even any mud. As usual there were quite a few places where water was flowing over the trail - all crossings except one had strategically placed rocks. (Which were slippery but not difficult to cross with some care.) And the one that didn’t was shallow enough to easily walk through in boots or trail runners.

Trail traffic was moderate up to the turnoff for Teneriffe Falls, after that I saw a few hikers and a handful of trail runners, then no one on the Roaring Creek trail past the bridge and waterfall.