The Olallie State Park is a day-use park in Washington around part of the Snoqualmie River

Snoqualmie River

The Snoqualmie River is a long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the town of Snoqualmie...

. The most prominent feature of the park is Twin Falls

Twin Falls (Washington)

Twin Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, off exit 34 on I-90 in the Olallie State Park.-See also:* Snoqualmie River* Olallie State Park* Middle Twin Falls* Upper Twin Falls-External links:* , Washington State Parks*...

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Location

The park is located four miles east of North Bend, Washington

North Bend, Washington

North Bend is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The town was made famous by David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks Since the Weyerhaeuser sawmill closed, North Bend has become an upscale bedroom community for the Eastside of Seattle, Washington, with property values more than...

, south of I-90

Interstate 90 in Washington

Interstate 90 , a transcontinental Interstate Highway from Seattle, Washington, to Boston, Massachusetts, crosses the state of Washington before crossing the Idaho state line between Spokane and Post Falls...

 and along the Snoqualmie River

Snoqualmie River

The Snoqualmie River is a long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the town of Snoqualmie...

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Features

The park features old-growth forests and the 135-foot (41 m) high Twin Falls

Twin Falls (Washington)

Twin Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, off exit 34 on I-90 in the Olallie State Park.-See also:* Snoqualmie River* Olallie State Park* Middle Twin Falls* Upper Twin Falls-External links:* , Washington State Parks*...

 and six miles of hiking trails. Other activities include fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and bird watching.

Waterfalls

Olallie State park features five notable waterfalls: Twin Falls

Twin Falls (Washington)

Twin Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, off exit 34 on I-90 in the Olallie State Park.-See also:* Snoqualmie River* Olallie State Park* Middle Twin Falls* Upper Twin Falls-External links:* , Washington State Parks*...

, Middle Twin Falls

Middle Twin Falls

-See also:* Snoqualmie River* Olallie State Park* Twin Falls * Upper Twin Falls-External links:*...

, Upper Twin Falls

Upper Twin Falls

Upper Twin Falls is a waterfall on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River.-External links:*...

, Weeks Falls

Weeks Falls

thumb|300px|right|Sign by Weeks Falls Hydro PlantWeeks Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, located just south of Interstate 90 at exit 38. The falls are at the end of the road that goes past the Olallie State Park ranger headquarters...

, and Upper Weeks Falls

Upper Weeks Falls

Upper Weeks Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River. It is located south of Interstate 90 on the north side of SE Homestead Valley Road. The waterfall can be reached either by a rock scramble upstream from Weeks Falls or following a very steep unofficial trail down through...

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Local history

"Ollalie" is Chinook

Chinookan languages

Chinookan is a small family of languages spoken in Oregon and Washington along the Columbia River by Chinook peoples.-Family division:Chinookan languages consists of three languages with multiple varieties. There is some dispute over classification, and there are two ISO 639-3 codes assigned: and...

for "berry", which are common in the park.

External links

• Olallie State Park, Washington State Parks
• Twin Falls, Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest
• Twin Falls, Seattle PI Take a Hike
• Photos of Olallie State Park waterfalls