Snoqualmie, Middle Fork

This extreme creek run drops over some big ledges and waterfalls. The run eventually tapers off to boulder gardens.

See Shawn Wickstrom's run description in Bennett, Frederick Reimers' story of the first descent in Nov/Dec 2001 issue of Paddler Magazine, and some excellent video footage in Twitch 2000.

Access: To get to the river take exit 34 off I-90 and head north towards the truck stop. The Middle Fork Road (FR 56) turns off to the right within a half mile or so. Start your trip odometer and watch for milepost signs. At mile 12 you will cross the Taylor River and within 100 yards the Middle Fork Road turns off to the right and heads up a short hill (it's easy to miss this turnoff as the spur road, which looks like the main road and continues straight, comes to a gated dead end). From this point on the road is in very poor condition. A high clearance vehicle is strongly recommended. At mile 18 the road is gated at Dingford Creek. From this point you will need to hike up the old road towards Goldmyer Hotsprings and continue on upstream past that.