FAIRY FALLS

PIERCE COUNTY

DIRECTIONS - Fairy Falls can be seen from SR 706 near the sharp turn around Louise Lake about 6 miles west of Box Canyon or 3 miles east of the road to Paradise.
LOCATION - Mount Rainier National Park

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 600'

WIDTH - 20'

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TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside

DIFFICULTY - Very Easy

NEARBY WATERFALLS - Christine Falls, Edith Gorge Falls, Martha Falls, Myrtle Falls, Narada Falls, Picture Frame Falls, Ruby Falls, Sluiskan Falls, Upper Sunbeam Falls, Washington Cascades Fairy Falls is often listed as one of the tallest waterfalls in the state.  It's not really, but it is a very tall waterfall.  The falls apparently used to have more volume but lost much of its water due to the changing shape and size of the glaciers that feed the falls.  What's left is a 600', very thin falls that drops down from gorgeous meadows and eventually ends up in the Stevens River.

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