The trail is pretty easy until you reach the river.
Granite falls ice caves washington.
Drive from granite falls takes about an hour and 20 minutes through beautiful mountain sites along a river that leads up to a gold mining camp past the ice caves.
The bathrooms look nice from the outside but they smell very bad.
The ice caves is my favorite hike in granite.
So much to see and enjoy a real mountain adventure with all flat hiking.
The trail is about 30 minutes each way.
Theres a lot of parking with no potholes but you need a recreation pass to be able to park there.
Drive from granite falls takes about an hour and 20 minutes through beautiful mountain sites along a river that leads up to a gold mining camp past the ice caves.
We have a cabin in this area and enjoy it many times easy flat hike to the caves in about 45 minutes.
Drive from granite falls takes about an hour and 20 minutes through beautiful mountain sites along a river that leads up to a gold mining camp past the ice caves.
Great picnic spots as well.
The hike takes you through the forest to the side of big four mountain where the big four ice caves are.
So make sure you go before you leave.
This is a short hike at just 2 2 miles roundtrip with little elevation change.