Wallace Falls State Park History (parks.wa.gov)

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Wallace Falls State Park highlights three plunging waterfalls on the Wallace River. The largest one drops 265 feet down a sheer face of moss-covered rock. The park’s busy, well-built trails are a testament to the hard work and persistence of those who dedicated themselves to its creation.

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Senator Frank Woody’s 39th legislative district encompassed Wallace Falls, and he advocated for the park’s development during his term in office from 1973 until his passing in 1977.
On May 13, 1978, Wallace Falls State Park was dedicated, and the primary trail leading to the spectacular waterfall viewpoints was dedicated as the Woody Trail [after Frank Woody].
The Wallace River, with its headwaters in the snowy ridges of the Wild Sky Wilderness above the falls, takes its name from Skykomish Indigenous homesteaders Joe and Sarah Kwayaylsh (misspelled and mispronounced as “Wallace”), whose allotment homestead was located on the river below the falls.

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