Campsite Information
This park is a tent only camp ground. The park  has 11 primitive tent spaces and a pit toilet restroom. One tent site is ADA accessible. Each space can accommodate up to two tents and four people. Sites have no hook-ups. Each space includes a picnic table and fire pit. Braziers are available. Drinking water is available from April to October.  All campsites are first come, first served. For information call the park at
 509-646-9218.
 
Fees
For fee information, check out our camping rates page. Please note that campsite fees are payable on site with cash or check only. Camping fees include one vehicle only. All additional overnight vehicles will need to pay an extra vehicle fee of $10.00 per night.
  

Historical Information
The park was dedicated June 3, 1951. For many years the falls were called Aput Aput, meaning falling water. Later, the name was changed to commemorate the Palouse Indian culture.

According to a story of the Palouse tribe, the Palouse River once flowed smoothly into the Snake. But four giant brothers, in pursuit of a mythic creature called Big Beaver, speared the great creature five times. Each time Big Beaver was wounded, he gouged the canyon walls, causing the river to bend and change. The fifth time he was speared, he fought the brothers valiantly and tore out a huge canyon. The river tumbled over a cliff at this point to become Palouse Falls. The jagged canyon walls show the deep marks of Big Beaver's claws.