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The Siouxon Creek Trail goes straight and does a series of small ups and downs, alternating between creek-level flats covered with a tangle of junglelike vegetation, and hillsides sprouting tall cedars, firs, and hemlocks. Several tiny tributary creeks cross the trail, providing ample water for plants like devil’s club and salmonberry. You cross Horseshoe Creek on a plank bridge just above lacy Horseshoe Creek Falls and, about 100 yards later, come to a junction with a 180-yard spur trail to a viewpoint at the base of the falls.

About 0.2 mile after Horseshoe Creek Falls is a camp with a little wooden bench where you can sit and enjoy a classic view of nearby Siouxon Falls, a twisting cataract with a deep swimming hole at its base. A short distance farther upstream is a smaller waterfall with an equally good but not-as-popular swimming hole. At both locations the water is very cold. As you continue hiking on this lovely path, you pass numerous unsigned side trails leading to terrific campsites and lunch spots that are perfect places for the kids to play or for adults to quietly contemplate nature.