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Granite Falls
Things To Do
- See downtown Granite Falls: Street parking is unmetered (and in most cases, unlimited) and contributes to a pleasant stroll through the old-fashioned downtown. City Hall, 206 S. Granite Ave., is an old schoolhouse. Look for scarecrows if you visit during the fall; merchants have a contest for the best displays downtown.
- Visit the past: Granite Falls Historical Museum is 108 E. Union St. The museum is open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays throughout the summer. Includes logging and mining artifacts, displays and photos of early town history.
Eat a meal: Regulars gather for American-standard meals at Timberline Cafe, 116 E. Stanley St., and for spicey food at Thai Express, 206 E. Stanley St., which is advertised as the best (and the only) Thai food in town. Both also are favorites of tourists heading to and from the mountains. Granite Falls also has a traditional Japanese restaurant popular with locals and a natural health center.
Get the connection: The falls that give Granite Falls its name, as well as an adjacent fish ladder, are located on the Mountain Loop Highway a mile east of town.
- Enjoy the outdoors: For information on regional hiking and camping, visit the Verlot ranger station nine miles east of town on the Mountain Loop Highway. The station is open daily in the summer, weekends only in October, and is closed for the winter. For information call 360-691-7791.
Go to Railroad Days. The annual festival and parade is held on the first weekend in October, and offers city-wide games, crafts, rides, activities and a look back at the city's history. It's too late to catch this year's celebration, but visitors can still make it for the annual tree-lighting ceremony in Jack Webb Park the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which includes train rides and a visit from Santa.
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