Kings Creek Cascades Foot Trail

Dogs No Dogs

Features River/Creek · Views · Waterfall

Be careful. Obey one-way signs. Popular trail and can be crowded. There is no room for safe passing for most of it. This narrow trail is built into the rock right next to steep fast flowing cascades.

No horses allowed.

Kings Creek Cascades Foot Trail starts by splitting from Kings Creek Trail just west of Kings Creek Falls. When returning from Kings Creek Falls, after 0.3 miles, a fork in the trail is reached. Go left at this fork to run Kings Creek Cascades Foot Trail. (This fork is past the Bench Lake Trail trail junction.)

After a very short stretch in fir forest that passes a large cascade/mini-waterfall, a preview of what's ahead, Kings Creek Cascades Foot Trail pops out of the forest onto rock next to Kings Creek. Up ahead one can see Kings Creek cascading fast and steeply, down the lengthy Kings Creek Cascades, and the trail going up the rock face with stairs built into it, next to the cascades. This dramatic stretch of trail lasts for almost a quarter mile. The views into the distance to the east and down the cascades, get better and better with each step up the stairs. Just make sure to stop before looking so you don't step off the trail by mistake.

After about a quarter mile, Kings Creek Cascades Foot Trail ends as it rejoins Kings Creek Trail.

This trail is primarily on rock. However, there is a short stretch at the beginning in fir forest. Wildflowers.