Eagle Falls, Waterfall trail near Skykomish, US

Eagle Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork Skykomish River in Washington, dropping about 25 feet in a high-volume cascade below the town of Baring. Just downstream, the river enters a deep green pool bordered by cliffs up to 60 feet high.

Eagle Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork Skykomish River, dropping about 25 feet in a high-volume cascade below the town of Baring. The falls and the deep green pool beneath them, ringed by cliffs up to 60 feet high, became a summer swimming and recreation spot; expert kayakers have also run the class 5+ drop, and one attempt there proved fatal.

In summer, people come to swim in the deep green pool just below the falls, and a rope swing hangs there. The cliffs above the pool rise up to 60 feet, and expert kayakers occasionally run the cascade, rated class 5+.

Eagle Falls sits on the South Fork Skykomish River just downstream of Baring. Most visits and swimming happen in summer, when the deep green pool below the cascade draws crowds. The cliffs above the pool reach up to 60 feet, and a rope swing hangs there. The falls are a class 5+ rapid run only by expert kayakers; one attempt has been fatal.

The pool below the falls is a popular swimming spot on hot days, and a rope swing hangs there. Expert kayakers occasionally run the cascade, rated class 5+, and it has been the site of a fatal attempt.