Crooks Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Jefferson County, Washington, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 22.7 miles southeast of Forks and roughly 73.3 miles northwest of Olympia as the crow flies.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 9 recorded rapids in Jefferson County. Rocky Rapids, is about 2.6 miles away. Skookumchuck Rapids, is about 3.1 miles away. Barker Rapids, is about 4.5 miles away.
Crooks Rapids is located at 47.6510° N, 124.1855° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.