PULLMAN, Wash. – Parts of Palouse Falls State Park are now closed to the public. Safety concerns pushed Washington State Parks and Recreation to close the rock formation known as Castle Rock, as ...

Parts of Palouse Falls State Park in Franklin County, Washington, will be closed to prevent dangerous falls and vandalism. 4 men have died falling or drowning.

But also bring your good sense. Like many of our natural wonders, there’s an element of danger associated with visiting Palouse Falls State Park, a pleasant 130-mile journey from Yakima.

Feb. 3—Access to parts of Palouse Falls was permanently closed last week. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved closing access to the rock formation known as ...

Even when we pulled into the upper parking lot of Palouse Falls State Park, I wondered if we were in the wrong place. But as soon as we got out of our car, we could hear the waterfall.

Palouse Falls was named the state waterfall in 2014, a step that has been credited with contributing to the jump from 46,000 visitors a decade ago to 200,000 visitors to the state park last year.

Other issues arise from the growing popularity of the park. About 120,000 people visited Palouse Falls last year, compared with 46,000 in 2005, Droscher said.

After 4 deaths in 3 years at Palouse Falls State Park in Franklin County, officials have added more fencing and signs but are not blocking visitors from the park’s undeveloped back country.

Spokane photographer Rika Ream traveled to Palouse Falls State Park near Washtucna during last weekend’s bitter cold weather to marvel at the ice around the 185-foot Palouse River waterfall. The ...

PALOUSE FALLS STATE PARK – Search crews retrieved the body of a 25-year-old man who died Monday after he slipped and fell from a cliff into the river just above Palouse Falls. Cade E. Prophet ...

Parts of Palouse Falls State Park in Franklin County, Washington, will be closed to prevent dangerous falls and vandalism. 4 men have died falling or drowning.

Palouse Falls was named the state waterfall in 2014, a step that has been credited with contributing to the jump from 46,000 park visitors about a decade ago to 200,000 visitors to the state park ...