Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
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Trail rebuild nearing completion
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Big Creek Falls
Snoqualmie Region
updated 1 month ago
The trail to Big Creek Falls is currently in good condition. Reports from August 2026 indicate the trail is largely free of snow and suitable for all vehicles, with no significant bug issues reported. However, one report from August 7 noted several blowdowns across the trail and some muddy or wet sections, which could slow progress. Another report from August 14 mentioned hearing gunshots near the Big Creek Bridge, suggesting potential hunting activity in the area.
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What hikers ask about Big Creek Falls
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One hiker on August 14 reported hearing about eight gunshots in the woods near the Big Creek Bridge. It is advisable to wear bright colors for visibility.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
While I was sitting on Big Creek Bridge eating my lunch, I heard about eight gunshots off in the woods. This was certainly not an area where I would have expected hunting activity, but there you go. ...
Older1 month ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
5 of us from the Seattle Mountaineers CHS-2 cohort did a rescheduled trip hoping for tolerable air quality and we were very pleasantly surprised by almost no smell of smoke except for about a 2-minute...
Older3 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
A nice PNW day along the Taylor River trail out to Big Creek Falls and back.We saw around 70 people over the 10 miles, but it never seemed crowded.Stopped at Otter Falls for lunch, and there were only...
Older4 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
Was a beautiful day. Clouds broke in the afternoon and we were lucky enough to get blue skies. The hike is long, but most of the distance is along an old logging road. This is both good and bad. Good ...
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
Set out to see both Big Creek Falls and Otter Falls on this gorgeous Saturday. This trail packs so much in—beautiful forest, river, mountain views, flowers, mushrooms, and waterfalls!The road is amazi...
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
This trail gets plenty of reports, so just to note recent changes:Someone has gone through andl cleared LOTS of blowdowns. Thank you!! Only one blowdown remains, but it's a large one. Fortunately, i...
Older6 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
There hasn't been a trip report for this one for a while, so I figured I would submit one. I am not sure how interesting this hike is during the summer, but doing it at the end of winter made for an i...
Older10 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
ROAD: The Garfield Ledges parking area is in horrendous condition, full of water and difficult to tell how deep the puddles are in places. This is my first time all year worrying about whether my Mazd...
Older12 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
Beautiful hike on a beautiful September day! We went first to Big Creek Falls and had lunch on the bridge. This is a longer hike than I am used to but the easy grade meant it was very doable! However,...
Older12 months ago
Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area
The gravel road in front of Garfield Ledges is quite deeply rutted, just before the bridge and beyond and to the parking lot for Otter/Big Creek, where we were first visitors to the trailhead for the ...