MILT CREEK FALLS |
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| RATING - 8/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail DIFFICULTY - Very Difficult LOCATION - Cascade River Road TYPE - Horsetail HEIGHT - 125' WIDTH - 15' GPS - N48 25.159 W121 07.615 ELEVATION - 2500' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Follow
the directions to Gemini Falls. Where the Middle Fork
Trail heads left, continue straight instead, crossing the Middle Fork in a few hundred
feet. This area has been decimated in the recent past by a forest fire and the
trail is all but lost in many places. If you lose the trail just keep your eyes open
for ribbons marking the way. It's a difficult trek, but at around 5.2 miles from the
car, you should hear and see Milt Creek on the opposite side of the South Fork. To
get a good view you'll have to get across the river somehow. It's not deep, but it's
really cold. The falls are about 300' upstream from the river. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Gemini Falls |
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While technically on a
trail, my trip to Milt Creek Falls felt more like an insane bushwhack to me. The
trail has been all but destroyed for much of the route and involves climbing over
countless boulders and through a vast variety or vegetation along the way. The trip
is worth the effort for the wonderful waterfall at the end. Milt Creek drops over
this 125' tall horsetail just before joining the South Fork. There is at
least one more tier above the final drop that could be as much as 50' tall but I didn't
get a clear view of it. I wasn't happy with my pictures from my trip into the falls
so I'll probably make this trek again sometime in the future. As good as this
waterfall is, this one is only recommended for those in good physical condition.