Marymere Falls
Lake Crescent
Directions: From Port Angeles follow US 101 west to Barnes Point at milepost 228 and turn right at entrance for Lake Crescent Lodge. Proceed 500 feet and turn right for parking area near the Storm King Ranger Station.
Ownership: Olympic National Park
Distance: 1.8 miles roundtrip
Difficulty: easy
No Pass
Kid-friendly, Dogs prohibited
© Lani Doely Photography
Located just off of a busy highway and reached by a wide short nature trail help make Marymere Falls one of the most popular waterfalls on the Olympic Peninsula. But if it was harder to reach, this 90-foot horsetail cascade set in deep mossy timber would still be a well-visited destination.
Follow a well-groomed nature trail through a tunnel beneath US 101. Soon afterward turn left at a junction and follow Barnes Creek upstream under a cool canopy of old-growth giants. Pass the Mount Storm King Trail and reach the trail for falls. Take it crossing Barnes Creek on a bridge and then climbing to a cool narrow ravine where Marymere Falls plummets 90 feet down a rock face. Follow a short loop to several vantages for viewing the cataact.
