Staircase Rapids — Local services in Shelton

Fantastic, short 2 mile round trip trail that crosses a river and takes you through some amazing old growth forest filled with young and old plants. There are 2 bridges to cross, and at this time, the smaller bridge crossed over a dry stream bed. The larger bridge is pretty impressive, and even shakes a little as you walk towards the middle.

The trail also branches off into a small 0.1 trail that takes you to the view of a huge fallen cedar tree which is pretty impressive!

There is very little elevation gain on this trail, so it is a good, quick warm up trail for any other more strenuous trails you may do later.

This trail is great for pretty much any person, and very flat. If you want more of a challenge, you can even consider going to the longer trails that branch off of this trail.

Overall, this trail is amazing, and I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an ~1 hour,...

Super awesome hike. Just the drive in to the falls was amazing and set the expectations we where looking for. Waterfalls on the road in which turns from paved road into gravel before reaching the paved area into the park. It’s a really super easy no gear needed hike. But obviously if your liking to enjoy yourself bring water and snacks. Really kid friendly and has a lot of nice areas you can scramble down to and enjoy the water area which kids love. We brought a bag full of snacks and water for our 8,6,3 year olds and had a awesome time. It’s the perfect hike for them as they get tired quick but get energized with playing in the water. Enjoy an be safe!! Pack it in,...

I will give the beautiful park and trails a 5 star itself, however be very wary of the only road in and out. The internet seems to think it is simply "unpaved". It is beyond unpaved. It is BLANKETED in potholes for several miles and if you do not have an all terrain or 4 wheel drive vehicle you will be bounced around violently. On top of this there is a steep drop off right at the edge of the lane with no railings, making it a very dangerous drive. We almost slipped our back tire off of it, which we likely would not have survived, so definitely go up at your own risk but it is beautiful once you...