Rainbow Falls State Park
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Rainbow Falls State Park
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| location | Lewis County in Washington (USA) | |
| surface | 56 ha | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 38 ' N , 123 ° 14' W | |
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| Setup date | 1935 | |
| administration | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission | |
The Rainbow Falls State Park is a state park in the US state of Washington . The 56 hectare park is located in Lewis County 27 km west of Chehalis .
geography
The park is located on the upper reaches of the Chehalis River in the Willapa Hills . The river runs right through the park, the eponymous waterfalls are - except for the snowmelt - small and only 1.5 m high. The Washington State Route 6 divides the park into a northern and a southern part of the park in.
nature
The park area is wooded with a primeval forest of Douglas firs, giant coarse trees and West American hemlocks as well as dense undergrowth, while the forests in the area have already been cut down several times. At the park office there is a small garden with over 40 different types of fuchsia .
Tourist facilities
The park is open all year round and the visit is free for day visitors. Most of the park facilities are located in the northern part of the park. The park has a campsite with over 40 parking spaces, picnic areas and a total of five kilometers of hiking trails. The Willapa Hills Trail runs just north of the park . You can fish in the river and canoes can be launched in the park area.
history
Rainbow Falls was named after the rainbow that is visible in the spray of the waterfall in sunlight. The grounds of the park were acquired by the parishes of Dryad , Doty and Pre Ell at the beginning of the 20th century , so that the original trees were preserved. Around 1920 a picnic and campground was created on the site. In the 1930s, the state traded the land. Between 1933 and 1935, a division of the Civilian Conservation Corps built numerous park facilities, including a wooden suspension bridge over the Chehalis River that was destroyed in a flood in December 2007. The state park was opened in 1935.
literature
- Marge Mueller, Ted Mueller: Washington State Parks: a Complete Recreation Guide. Seattle: Mountaineers Books 2004, ISBN 0-89886-642-1
Web links
- State Park website
- Rainbow Falls State Park on the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ^ Northwest Waterfall Survey: Rainbow Falls. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
- ^ Washington Trails Association: Rainbow Falls State Park. Retrieved July 16, 2011 .
- ^ Barbara Sinotte, Peggy DeLay: Oregon & Washington: a guide to the state & national parks. Edison, NJ., 1996, Hunter