Snoquera Falls Loop — Friday, Jun. 1, 2007

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

I printed out trail info for Snoq Falls from the Mt Baker Snoqualmie Natl Forest website and found it tricky to find the actual trailhead using their info. Below is a tip for more clarity. (Note: A couple years ago we attempted to find the trailhead via the Camp Sheppard lot. We finally stumbled onto it, but the boy scouts could sure improve on the trail markings here; there are a lot of unmarked trails in the Camp Sheppard area). This report takes you to Snoquera Falls Trail via Buck Creek Trail #1169. Traveling SR 410 south, look for the Camp Sheppard sign on the left, between MP 52 and 53. At 0.2 miles past the camp sign, pull into a dirt ""driveway"" on left (east) side, just before MP 53. Walk ~100 paces south on a fairly wide dirt path, parallel to SR410. Find a small eye-level sign ""Trail 1169"", Buck Creek on your left. Follow #1169 NE for 0.3 mile to connect to Snoquera Falls Trail #1167. From there, the trail to the falls is pretty well marked. A beautiful early season hike, as pointed out in the Seattle PI last Thursday. A neat side trip for the experienced, sure-footed hiker is to take a short but steep scramble up the side of the falls to get a better view. The trail leads off from the north side of the falls and climbs steeply. Vines provide reasonable hand-holds.