Wallace Falls State Park

Wallace Falls State Park
The middle falls viewed from the trail
Map showing the location of Wallace Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Wallace Falls State Park
Location in the state of Washington
Map showing the location of Wallace Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Wallace Falls State Park
Wallace Falls State Park (the United States)
LocationSnohomish County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°52′14″N 121°39′14″W / 47.87056°N 121.65389°W / 47.87056; -121.65389[1]
Area1,380 acres (5.6 km2)
Elevation955 ft (291 m)[1]
Established1971
OperatorWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
WebsiteWallace Falls State Park

Wallace Falls State Park is a public recreation area that encompasses 1,380 acres (560 ha) along the Wallace River in Snohomish County, Washington. The state park is located on the west side of the Cascade Mountains with an entrance point one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the community of Gold 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, and springboard notches in stumps.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Wallace Falls State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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