Snoqualmie Falls Overlook
Placed by ~ Mischief ~ on 7-20-02

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Snoqualmie Falls Series
         

Location - Preston-Snoqualmie Trail Viewpoint
State - Washington
County - King
Town - Fall City
Number of boxes: 1

Clues - Easy. Straight forward directions.

Distance: 3.6 miles

Trek - Easy to Moderate.  Mostly level grade.  Paved path, with one section of gravel approx 40 paces long

Time to complete - 1.5 hours

Weather Factors - Great year round, even in the rain.

Kids and Dogs - Kid and Dog & Bike friendly.  Please bring leash and scoop for dogs.

Notes:
Most of this Rail-Trail is in second-growth timber with deciduous trees. This makes it cool in the summer and allows for views during the winter.  Part of this trail was opened in 1978, yet it does not receive overly much amounts of traffic.  The deciduous growth ought to put on a nice show of color in the fall, and then open up many views of the valley below.  Bring a snack, and take time to relax and enjoy the view of the falls.

Directions:
From the Puget Sound area, take I-90 East towards Spokane. Take exit 22 and turn left (over the overpass).  Turn right onto "Preston - Fall City Road".  Follow the road for 3.7 miles, and turn right onto "Lake Alice Road".  Follow road for 0.8 miles and turn right into the trailhead parking lot.

To the box:
Cross the street and begin down the path.  When you reach the 4 way intersection (appears to be a driveway of some sort), continue straight thru.  After a little bit the pavement breaks into a wide gravel path for about 40 paces, then reverts back to pavement (I don't know why).  Next you'll pass a couple of benches facing the valley (perhaps a nice view in the winter?).  Keep going along the path until you have reached the end.  Here you will find 3 benches, a porta-potty, trash can, and a view of Snoqualmie Falls.

From the trash can, backtrack down the trail for 53 paces (2 steps = 1 pace).  On your right, you'll see a multi-trunk tree.  The box is hidden behind the ferns at it's base, under some leaves.

         
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