Here’s what we know about the area where 2 men were trapped near Wilkeson
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday night to reports of a rollover crash off National Forest roads 110 and 7722, near T-Rex Falls in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
PCSO said in a release that the vehicle was located 250 feet down a cliff with “two people trapped.” An “all-night rescue mission” ensued, which included complicated rigging systems, volunteer search and rescue teams, and “potentially military aviation assets.”
PCSO described the geography as “dangerous,” with vertical, forested and unstable terrain. The men eventually were airlifted to the hospital Friday morning.
According to reports, the initial call came from an area of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest called T-Rex Falls, near Wilkeson and Carbonado.
T-Rex Falls is a natural cascading waterfall not far off Forest Road 7722, described as a “short walk down a semi-steep hill” by a Google reviews user. Another user noted a rope was necessary to hike down to the falls.
The forest roads in the area are known to be extremely rough, with significant clearance required to navigate them. A 4-by-4 with a lift is highly recommended to access T-Rex Falls.
Forest roads 110 and 7722 are fairly popular in the 4-by-4 off-road world, with trailsoffroad.com, a 4-by-4 and overlanding website, describing the area as presenting “various challenges” and noting that high clearance and four-wheel drive are helpful for navigating the terrain.
@northwestexplorers posted the following YouTube video in 2023 of the approach to T-Rex Falls:
This story was originally published June 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM.
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