The Fish Ladder

Granite Falls Washington

I finally had a break from the hot and humid Savannah summer and spent a week in the Pacific Northwest. The outdoors felt air-conditioned and I couldn’t resist a good walk even if it meant an uphill hike in the western area of the Cascade range. My goal was to check out the fish ladder that assists the salmon and steelhead that need to get to the upper side of Granite Falls on the South Fork Stilliguamish River.

Granite Falls Hiking Trail
Gravel trail

The trail is only .07 of a mile so well worth the beautiful scenery it offers.

Walking trail peek through the forest
Snohomish County Washington

Here is the information panel located at the falls observation deck:

Granite Falls fish migration
The fish ladder information
Snohomish County Washington
40 vertical feet over 3 drops
300 feet of run

And this is how they get the fish around and above the falls:

above the river
fishway
Granite Falls fish ladder

If you look below the grid you can see the river and I was told that the water can get as high as the walkway.

Grid walkway
Observation deck over the Stilliguamish River

Friends there’s a glimpse of the beautiful mountainous State of Washington. Granite Falls is about an hour north of Seattle, unless the traffic is uncooperative.

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

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Jo’s Monday Walk

3 thoughts

  1. What a lovely surprise, Alice! I so enjoyed the Falls, as I’m sure you did the cooler weather. The heat can be very wearing, for sure, and your photos are beautiful.

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