| Wallace Falls State Park | |
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 The middle falls viewed from the trail | |
  Wallace Falls State Park Location in the state of Washington Show map of Washington (state) Wallace Falls State Park Wallace Falls State Park (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | Snohomish County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°52′23″N121°38′56″W / 47.8731591°N 121.6490035°W /47.8731591; -121.6490035[1] |
| Area | 1,380 acres (560 ha) |
| Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m)[1] |
| Established | 1971[2] |
| Administered by | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Visitors | 190,111 (in 2024)[3] |
| Website | Wallace Falls State Park |
Wallace Falls State Park is a public recreation area that encompasses 1,380 acres (560 ha) along theWallace River inSnohomish County,Washington. Thestate park is located on the west side of theCascade Mountains with an entrance point one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the community ofGold Bar. The park features three waterfalls, three backcountry lakes, old-growth coniferous forests, rushing mountain rivers and streams, and the evidence of its logging history in the ruins of railroad trestles, disused railroad grades, andspringboard notches in stumps.[4]
The name "Wallace" is a corruption of the last name of Joe and Sarah Kwayaylsh, members of theSkykomish tribe, who were the first homesteaders in the area. The park originated with the state's purchase of land from theWeyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1971.[5]
The park has three waterfalls: Upper Wallace Falls, which cannot be viewed in its entirety and drops 240 feet (73 m) in five separate tiers;[6] 367-foot (112 m) Wallace Falls, the highlight of the park, which falls in three sections—the largest of which drops 265 feet (81 m) and can be seen from the Skykomish Valley;[7][8] and Lower Wallace Falls, which drops 212 feet (65 m) in five tiers.[9][10]
The park has twelve miles (19 km) of hiking trails and five miles (8.0 km) of biking trails as well as a campground and cabins.[4]
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