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Upper Weeks Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the
Snoqualmie RiverThe 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...
. It is located south of
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on the north side of SE Homestead Valley Road. The waterfall can be reached either by a
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upstream from
Weeks Fallsthumb|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...
or following a very steep unofficial trail down through the woods and a rock scramble from the hydro plant intake.