Black Hole Falls
Skamania County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Skamania County, Washington
- Access status
- Long trail hike to a signed spur; Discover Pass required
- The walk
- 10.4 miles round trip per Washington Trails Association
- Ground & access
- Long forest trail with erosion, wet stream crossings and log crossings. Expect wet feet.
Black Hole Falls is on North Siouxon Creek in Skamania County. Washington Trails Association describes the hike: start at the North Siouxon Creek Trailhead, which is also the south end of the Mitchell Peak Trail. The trail mostly runs high on the north wall of the gorge above the North Fork of the Siouxon. Small streams cross the trail and there are a few log crossings over larger side creeks. Near the five-mile mark a sign marks the short spur trail down to Black Hole Falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
North Siouxon Creek Trailhead (south end of the Mitchell Peak Trail), trail up the North Siouxon Creek gorge to the signed spur down to Black Hole Falls
Washington Trails Association gives 10.4 miles round trip and places the signed spur to the falls just before a campsite at about the five-mile mark.
Long forest trail with erosion, wet stream crossings and log crossings. Expect wet feet.
Where to start
Unmarked trailhead at a log-lined pullout at an elbow in the road, reached from Healy Road and FR 54 off Yale Bridge Road (Highway 503). About eight and a half miles along FR 54, turn uphill at the first yellow gate that marks a recreational easement and follow the road past a second gate to the pullout. There is no toilet.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
A Discover Pass is required, per Washington Trails Association and signs on the access road.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
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