Calligan Creek Canyon

Calligan Creek Canyon is a short but beautiful canyon which boasts high quality in flow rappels. It can be easily done in a few hours after work and is very accessible from nearby Seattle. It can also be combined with nearby Hancock Creek for a full day adventure which has been dubbed a "Callicock".

Turn off i90 at exit 27 and proceed to where North fork Road SE branches left (do not take SE 72nd St). At this point you are on a well maintained gravel road for 3.3 miles. Park at the spur 10 gate. At this point it is highly recommended to take bikes for the remainder of the approach as it turns the 3.5 mile forest road slog into a breezy 15-20 cycle. Don't forget to get your permit from the self serve kiosk (on the right side of the road 500 feet from the gate). Cycle or walk until you cross the NF Snoqualmie river (approx 1.5 miles), then take the left hand branch of the road and follow for a further 2 miles until you cross the bridge over Calligan Creek. Park your bikes in the woods and hike straight up the clear cut section of the forest under which the pipes for the hydro electric project are housed, it's steep but pretty easy going due to the short grass under foot. When you reach the gravel road again, hike up to the 1600 contour line at which point you can suit up in the woods next to the creek.