MADISON FALLS |
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RATING - 24.0
VR - 4 (Med/Sm) HR - 4.0 SR - 8/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Extreme Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult LOCATION - Day Creek Gorge TYPE - Horsetail HEIGHT - 60' WIDTH - 8' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Drive
east along the South Skagit Highway to the town of Day Creek and turn left onto Potts
Road. Follow it to the gate and park. Walk about 1.5 miles down the road to
where it turns sharply back to the right. Go straight onto another road which
quickly goes over the creek. Follow it downstream for about 1/2 a mile to the top of
the falls. A ridge to the north of the creek can be followed to the base but it's
steep. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Clean Sweep Falls, Day Creek Cascades, Jackson Falls, Rocky Creek Cascades, Van Buren Falls |
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Madison Falls occurs
where an unnamed stream drops over the side of the Day Creek Gorge via a very powerful 60'
tall horsetail. Getting to the falls is very difficult and getting a good view is a
dangerous proposition. If you can get to the bottom you will be treated to a nice
show. I suspect in the summer the volume of the falls drops considerably but the
creek drains a fairly large area so I would be shocked if it ever runs dry. The best
time to visit this one is in the winter when the creek is running at its highest and
other, bigger waterfalls are snowed in.