Discovery Creek

A nice early season route in the upper end of the Wynoochee River Valley. Discovery requires a bit of work to enter, but is pretty action-packed from start to finish with little-to-no creek walking. Flow becomes quite low by the beginning of summer.

After checking the flow, ascend steep slopes wherever is easiest on the west side of the creek. It's a little easier going if you drift climber's left away from the creek. Slopes are relatively open, without much thick bushwhacking. Drift back towards the creek around 2700ft to find a relatively flat-ish area which can be used for staging and easy entry to the creek. You'll need to ascend higher if you want to run R0.

The creek is full of boulder jumbles. A number of downclimbs are not described in the beta. You may end out doing more or less rappels based on comfort. The lower canyon had a bunch of woody debris in summer 2025.

After the last rappel, the canyon opens and there's an easy exit DCL. Just walk down to the road. It's possible to continue down the creek, but there's just a couple of boulder jumbles remaining.