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Horseshoe Creek Falls

About 0.8 mile above Siouxon Falls is the unsigned junction with the upper end of the Horseshoe Ridge Trail bearing uphill to the right. You stay straight on the lower path and walk 0.7 mile to a second junction right next to a bridge. The official Siouxon Creek Trail continues straight, reaching Forest Road 58 in about 4.5 miles. A more attractive route turns left and crosses the bridge above a deep pool of water. You then climb past two excellent camps and follow Chinook Creek upstream to the base of Chinook Falls, a 50-foot drop over a sheer cliff.

You can turn around here, but for even more scenery, you can cross Chinook Creek and traverse a hillside to a junction with the Chinook Trail. Turn left here and travel downhill for 0.5 mile to a simple crossing of Wildcat Creek, a little above where this stream joins Siouxon Creek. To visit 100-foot-high Wildcat Falls, turn right at a junction and climb 0.2 mile to a viewpoint at the base of this falls. To close out the trip, either return the way you came, or, if it is late summer and you are willing to get wet, turn left at the junction below Wildcat Falls and drop to a knee-deep ford of Siouxon Creek. Wading shoes and a walking stick may come in handy, depending on the water level. On the opposite bank, an obvious use trail climbs about 100 feet back to the Siouxon Creek Trail.