Grant Purcell Falls Trail
Located just out of Packwood in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the La Wis Wis Campground is a good place to stretch your legs when traveling over White Pass. The camping offers nice campsites in old-growth forest and some sites are along the Ohanapecosh River. La Wis Wis means "place of swirling waters". The location is a perfect summer basecamp located at the confluence of recreation between Mt. Rainier, White Pass and the Goat Rocks. The shortest trail from the campsite is out of loop C, the Grant Purcell Falls Trail. The trail is a short and easy .25 mile hike to the falls. Grant Purcell was named for an early Packwood area homesteader. The falls aren't that impressive, just a series of cascades, the largest being around 25 feet tall. There are several small pools and channels that some dip into during the summer. In winter, the hike is a bit more challenging as the campground is closed and you must hike or snowshoe in from the gate at Highway 12. One could also access the campground from the Blue Hole Trail on the opposite side of the river.
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Access:
From Packwood, go four miles east on S.R. 12 to campground.
Distance: 0.25 to 0.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 100 feet
Access: Paved
Backbone Lake Trail #164
Blue Hole Trail #167
Grant Purcell Falls Trail #162A
River View Trail #162
Tatoosh Lake Trail #161B
Tatoosh Lookout Trail #161A
Tatoosh Trail #161
At the Purcell Falls Trailhead
The lower falls covered by fallen trees
La Wis Wis Campground entrance off Highway 12
Road is closed in winter to the campground
La Wis Wis Campground
La Wis Wis Campground
La Wis Wis Ranger Station
Purcell Falls Trail
Purcell Falls
Easy hike for everyone
La Wis Wis Campground
Purcell Falls Trail