Lewis County, WA

Carter Falls is the final of the multitude of waterfalls along the cascading Paradise River. While perhaps the least interesting of the 7 named waterfalls - and countless others - the pretty 53 foot falls have certain eye-catching features, namely a natural pour spout of sorts, which funnels the water into a square groove, creating a very symmetrical column of water. While the falls are a fairly popular day hike destination for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park, the viewpoint for the falls is quite frustrating in that there are no clear views of the falls from the fenced overlook area - one must instead scramble about 20 feet down into the canyon to achieve a clear view of the falls (do not attempt this if you are uneasy about scaling root ladders).