These three ravines where water flowed were the predecessor of the three waterfalls which spilled in the area. However, over the tine, the water that flowed from each of these coulees receded and left only one remaining, which is the Palouse Falls. This is how in the middle of the dessert, a waterfall came to be.

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To see the Palouse Falls, all you need to do is get into Palouse Falls. And this is a perfect haven for campers because visitors are encouraged to stay overnight or a few days at a time with about ten primitive campsites and the same number of picnic sites in the park. But this privilege only happens during the warm days of the year, from the end of September to the end of March, access to the park is restricted due to the cold climate in the Washington state.

A lot of history is associated with the Palouse Falls and the area surrounding the falls about the creation of the landscape and the falls. Used to be called ‘Aputapat Falls’, in honor of the Palouse Indians who once lived in the area, the legend has it that the land around used to be flatter, without falls, and without the canyon. The Palouse River was just flowing easily to the Snake River. Then one day, five giant brothers chased a Big Beaver, which is another giant creature. According to the stories, the first four brothers were able to spear the Beaver. Each time the Beaver was hit, he gouged out a canyon with his large claws along the Palouse River. It was the fifth brother who hit the Beaver last and made the Beaver to turn to fight the hunters. During the fight the larger Snake River canyon got gouged out of the ground creating the exact point is where the Palouse Falls now exists.