Boulder River

North Cascades

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Based on 6 recent trip reports (latest: 2026-02-28 00:00:00.000000).

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North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Looked to be a beautiful day for a hike, but the avalanche forecast for the mountains was considerable, so I decided to keep to a river hike at lower elevation and chose the Boulder River trail.There ...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Two to three inches of snow covered areas of the trail not under the tree canopy. It was not difficult to traverse, and actually made muddy patches less of an issue. There was occasional deadfall acro...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

The first two big waterfalls can be seen with just a few fallen trees to navigate but after that wooooo there are TREES down. Some big ol’ trees. Many many - if you are up for some crawling and wet bu...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

A great forest walk to multiple beautiful, roaring waterfalls. Beware that there are many downed trees along the trail, some of which require good mobility to pass. We stopped half a mile after the me...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

a tree is completely blocking the road about a mile from the trailhead. we parked and walked the rest of the way to the trailhead. it's a lovely and wet hike we have done before, but the recent storms...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Nice trail in good condition and the falls are raging right now after the rain, so it’s a good time to go.The forest road is full of potholes, especially closer to the trailhead, but I had no problems...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

It's been a while since I've been up this trail.  In that time the road has been improved and has deteriorated again.  Not quite as bad as it use to be but close.  I wouldn't want to bring a sedan up ...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Road to trailhead is more deeply potholed than I recall it being. All vehicles at trailhead were some sort of crossover/suv.Trail to Feature show falls (1.5 miles) was in great shape- and great for fa...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

This is a beautiful trail. Moss, ferns, trees, and waterfalls, made even prettier by a moody, rainy day in late fall! Feature Show Falls has a good sized beach where you can sit and enjoy them up clos...

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

No bathrooms at the trailhead but there is a marked bathroom on the dirt road before the trailhead. There's a nice river you can walk up to there too. Just a couple cars at the trailhead. Only went as...

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