Dorothy Creek Falls Hike - An Alaska Hike

My sister and I decided to hike to Dorothy Falls with all four family dogs.  Dorothy Creek Falls is located approximately 24 miles outside of Nome, Alaska on the Kougarok road.  You drive across the creek and find a small open area to park.  We hiked up along the ridgeline to Dorothy Falls.  But you start out following an old mining road and then start walking up the hill along the Valley to your right.

There is a nice elevation change as you are going up the hill.  There is no path laid and you walk freely across the tundra. Walking along the ridge means you aren't dealing with the small shrubs and brush that lines the sides of the creek.

 Dorothy Creek Falls is about a 1 1/2 miles from the road.  So its about a 3 mile hike round trip.  Its a fairly easy hike, not too long and a slight elevation change.

 After we left the falls, we just walked back down the creek.  We didn't care if our feet got wet.  It made the return trip alot faster then hiking back up to the ridgeline.

We were parked almost over by that old abandoned miner house.  Along the hike, you will see old mining tailings and pipes used for gold mining.