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Day Hike - Skookum Flats

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Day Hike - Skookum Flats

Old growth trees, skookum falls, and a roaring White River

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Richard DuBois
Richard DuBois
Primary Leader
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 12.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 2,700 ft
  • Pace: 2 MPH

8:00 at the Enumclaw Ranger Station, 450 Roosevelt, Enumclaw, 1000 feet east of where the McDonalds used to be

or

8:30 at the trailhead 

From Enumclaw, drive SR 410 east and then south for 25 miles. Turn right onto FR 73 (1/4 mile after the 'Rainier View' pulloff), take a left at the 'Y' junction and drive 0.5 miles to the trailhead just beyond the bridge. 

 

The steep, sometimes muddy, 100 yard long, bootpath to the base of the falls will be optional. 

Route/Place

Skookum Flats

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  1. Navigation
  2. Sun protection
  3. Insulation (extra clothing)
  4. Illumination
  5. First aid supplies
  6. Fire
  7. Repair kit and tools, including knife
  8. Nutrition (extra food)
  9. Hydration (extra water)
  10. Emergency shelter
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