Franklin Falls Trail is a 2 mile trail located near North Bend, Washington that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is accessible from July until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
From Seattle, E on I-90 to exit 47. Left off the freeway. Right at T in road for .4 miles. Left on FSR 58 for 2.5 miles to FSR 5830. Turn left and park before bridge, trailhead is just before bridge on the right.
Federal Northwest Forest Pass
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Snoqualmie District (North Bend)
Tel: 425.888.1421
Chris Lockeman (0)
5 months ago
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3 Completed 8 Reviews
Easy hike with several places to start. The river is very pretty the whole way. The falls are impressive, especially when water is high. But more fun is to be had in low water conditions. Great for young kids.
Chris Ellison (91)
9 months ago
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13 Completed 5 Reviews
Nice little waterfall to stop by if you are planning the Denny creek trail, as long as your only stopping by the "waterslide" and second waterfall. Both fairly easy to get to and do in a day and enjoy.
Theresa Naluai (168)
9 months ago
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7 Completed 5 Reviews
Great hike for kids,families, and older dog. When you want a quick easy hike this fits the bill. Just be prepared that it gets very crowded on the weekends and parking can be challenging.
Stephanie Foley (50)
9 months ago
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5 Completed 2 Reviews
4 year old Bryce says, "I climbed on big rocks. I liked the waterfall. It's spray was cold."
Kevin Jang (37)
9 months ago
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1 Completed 1 Reviews
Just did the hike yesterday. It's within a few hundred yards of 2 other trails. Took me a bit to find entrance to this one. I also have never hiked here before so for all u first timers, be sure to bring $5 with u. Unless u have a parks pass u need to pay this for a day parking pass.
They trail itself is quite an easy walk. A little up and a little down, never too much of either. It's very shaded until u get to the falls. The last 50 yards or so can be a little tougher, especially for the young ones and those without proper footwear expecting a simple walk. That being said, I did see quite a few in flip flops tempt the rocks to get down to the bottom. It's not like it can't be done, just a lot harder without the right footwear. The rocks get sprayed constantly by the falls so they remain damp and can be a little slippery. My 7 yr old made it up and down Ok. He just had to do it slowly. He did it without my help too.
Can't wait till the next time we head up and try the other trails right by there, denny creek and Wagon road (I believe)
Shannon Moseley (305)
10 months ago
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7 Completed 8 Reviews
Fairly easy hike. Had my 4 year old niece with us and she did fine. The description does state that this trail is near North Bend, which it is not really. It is at the top of Snoqualmie pass about 25-30 east of North Bend. Absolute beautiful falls and hike. The last bit of the trail can be a little slippery so be careful.
Eugene Rodygin (1001)
10 months ago
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108 Completed 19 Reviews
Remarkable hike will go again. It's as long as you want it to be, you can start hiking at the bottom making the hike 2-4 miles with 900 ft elevation gain, or in the middle parking lot that's where the trail head is. Or two more spots closer to the waterfall depending on the time you have and how much energy you want to expel. Very satisfied with everything :)
Susan Brown (1046)
11 months ago
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11 Completed 2 Reviews
Went on this today, some packed snow on trail and muddy at the beginning. Also a fallen tree but not hard to get around. Waterfall was coming down strong! Very beautiful.
Kathleen Whitfield
over 1 year ago
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4 Completed 1 Reviews
lots of peope, trail was in great conditon, easy hike , good for llittle kids, and non hikers
for as many people that were there, little trash. gorgeous day, gorgeous walk.
Jesse Pisoni (68)
5 days ago
14 Completed 3 Reviews
A friend and I did this hike in feb. this year with some spike shoes an snow shoes if we needed them. This was a nice easy short hike to the falls. Good beginner snow shoe starter trail I would say. The falls are pretty cool also.