Pinto Rock Falls

This unofficially named waterfall occurs along an unnamed stream directly south of Pinto Rock to the east of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The falls first slide down an incline then plunge over a deeply undercut ledge of basalt into a lush little grotto, after which the stream cascades down a narrow gully choked with logs. The falls are located a few hundred feet from a major National Forest road but due to the thick forest and less-than-obvious presence of the falls few people seem to visit.