BEAVERDALE FALLS  
RATING - 48.0

Illinois Creek drains a small basin on the southern side of the North Fork Snoqualmie Valley.  As the creek drops from the basin to the North Fork, it drops over three impressive waterfalls in a short distance.  These three waterfalls have been named after the old Beaverdale Mine which is located above the basin. 

Beaverdale Falls is a complicated waterfall that occurs where the creek breaks out of the Illinois Basin and begins its decent to the North Fork.  The waterfall consists of two main sections.  The upper half is actually three segments.  The left segment is a 25' tall plunge followed by some cascades.  The middle segment is a fan shaped drop that is hidden by some trees from the base of the falls.  The right segment is probably very seasonal, but appears magically from underneath the boulder field and horsetails down the hillside.  Once all three segments combine, the drop over a final, powerful 50' tall fan-shaped drop. 

This is a great waterfall when the creek is running.  It's a little tricky to get a clear view of the waterfall, especially the upper section, but I suspect that some tricky scrambling around would allow clear views of the segmented upper drops.  I'll try it again the next time I visit.  On my first trip I climbed up above the falls to check out the basin but for some reason I kept my camera in the backpack for most of my time so the only picture I took is the one to the left.  I will remedy that problem on my next trip as well.

VR - 6.0 (Med)

HR - 6.0

SR - 12/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadwalk + Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult

LOCATION - Snoqualmie Tree Farm

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 141' *

WIDTH -  65'

DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to Middle Beaverdale Falls.  The main waterfall occurs about 1/3 of a mile upstream.  Climb uphill through the open woods on the south side of the creek.  You should see ribbons and even remains of an old bootpath for much of the route.  In about 1/4 of a mile you will exit the woods and enter an avalanche area where things get significantly brushier.  The falls can be seen from here.  Simply climb up the boulders towards the falls however you see hit.
 
NEARBY WATERFALLS - Lower Beaverdale Falls, Middle Beaverdale Falls
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