This page is for people driving SR-20 who want the highest-payoff waterfalls with the least walking and the least chance of wasting time. The top “doable in any itinerary” picks are Gorge Creek Falls (big waterfall, short walkway) and Ladder Creek Falls in Newhalem (short loop with a real waterfall), with Falls Creek Falls as a strong east-side option near Winthrop if you are already going that direction.