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Waterfalls in Washington

430 named waterfalls catalogued · 375 with detail pages

Our database holds 430 named waterfalls in Washington. The tallest documented is Sulphide Creek Falls at 3,937 feet. 375 waterfalls have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed on this page with what we know.

This page lists the tallest by height; for trip planning, the city blocks below show which falls are reachable from each major Washington metro.

Washington waterfalls by height

Top 100 shown

Waterfall	Height	Nearest city
Sulphide Creek Falls	3,937 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.6 hr)
Louis Creek Falls	1,720 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.1 hr)
Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade	1,291 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.1 hr)
Drury Falls	1,267 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.1 hr)
Big Heart Falls	1,262 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Otter Falls	1,200 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Shoestring Falls	984 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Green Lake Falls	981 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.4 hr)
Berdeen Falls	899 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.5 hr)
Depot Creek Falls	886 ft	Seattle, WA (~3.1 hr)
Rampart Falls	644 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Malachite Falls	600 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Cape Horn Falls	597 ft	Portland, OR (~40 min)
Keekwulee Falls	561 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Snowshoe Falls	492 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Engle Falls	489 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Tin Cup Joe Falls	463 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Bacon Lake Falls	446 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.4 hr)
Angeline Falls	424 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Silver Creek Falls	420 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.2 hr)
Pride Glacier Falls	407 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Cave Falls	400 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Sunray Falls	394 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Upper Stevens Creek Falls	375 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.8 hr)
Middle Wallace Falls	367 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.1 hr)
Giant Falls	363 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Spray Falls	354 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Whinnimic Falls	350 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Upper Foss River Falls	337 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Falls Creek Falls	335 ft	Portland, OR (~1.3 hr)
Great Falls	320 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.6 hr)
Wilson Glacier Falls	315 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.8 hr)
Comet Falls	302 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.8 hr)
Pride Basin Falls	299 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Goat Falls	282 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.5 hr)
Hard Scrabble Falls	280 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.3 hr)
Kanim Falls	280 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.1 hr)
Tribulation Falls	277 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Snoqualmie Falls	268 ft	Seattle, WA (~40 min)
Mackintosh Falls	266 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Greenleaf Falls	262 ft	Portland, OR (~1.1 hr)
Feature Show Falls	259 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Lower Foss River Falls	251 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Hemlock Creek Falls	249 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Upper Wallace Falls	240 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.1 hr)
Big Creek Falls	236 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Lower Twin Falls	236 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Twin Falls (Lower)	230 ft	Seattle, WA (~55 min)
Clear Creek Falls	228 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.3 hr)
Wildcat Falls	223 ft	Portland, OR (~1.2 hr)
Walupt Creek Falls	220 ft	Portland, OR (~2.5 hr)
Archer Falls	218 ft	Portland, OR (~50 min)
Rush Creek Falls	208 ft	Portland, OR (~1.5 hr)
Palouse Falls	197 ft	Spokane, WA (~2.3 hr)
Viviane Falls	197 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.1 hr)
Gable Falls	192 ft	Portland, OR (~50 min)
Sydney Falls	192 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.9 hr)
Loowit Falls	186 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Narada Falls	176 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.8 hr)
Angel Falls	174 ft	Portland, OR (~2.1 hr)
Anderson Falls	167 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.4 hr)
Newhalem Creek Falls	167 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.6 hr)
Snowshed Falls	167 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)
Rocky Brook Falls	164 ft	Seattle, WA (~50 min)
Rainbow Falls	157 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.5 hr)
Nellie Falls	150 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Upper Snow Creek Falls	148 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.1 hr)
McClellan Falls	143 ft	Portland, OR (~1.5 hr)
Florence Falls	141 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Twin Falls	138 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.2 hr)
Panther Creek Falls	136 ft	Portland, OR (~1.4 hr)
Franklin Falls	135 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Lava Canyon Falls	132 ft	Portland, OR (~1.5 hr)
Copper Lake Falls	131 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.3 hr)
Merriman Falls	131 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.0 hr)
Paradise Falls	126 ft	Portland, OR (~1.7 hr)
Bloucher Falls	121 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.8 hr)
Step Falls	115 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Ladder Creek Falls	108 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.6 hr)
Sunset Falls	104 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.1 hr)
Frenchman Coulee Waterfall	98 ft	Seattle, WA (~3.4 hr)
Lower Step Falls	98 ft	Portland, OR (~1.6 hr)
Upper Sheep Canyon Falls	98 ft	Portland, OR (~1.5 hr)
Silver Falls	95 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.0 hr)
Marymere Falls	92 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.1 hr)
Meditation Falls	92 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.4 hr)
Upper Green Lake Falls	92 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.4 hr)
Hardy Falls	90 ft	Portland, OR (~60 min)
Marsh Creek Falls	89 ft	Seattle, WA (~60 min)
Nooksack Falls	89 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.7 hr)
Sheep Canyon Falls	89 ft	Portland, OR (~1.5 hr)
Middle Berdeen Falls	85 ft	Seattle, WA (~2.5 hr)
Cherry Creek Falls	82 ft	Seattle, WA (~40 min)
Fly Creek Falls	82 ft	Portland, OR (~55 min)
Chickoon Creek Falls	78 ft	Portland, OR (~1.7 hr)
Curtain Falls	75 ft	Portland, OR (~2.2 hr)
Little Niagara Falls	74 ft	Portland, OR (~1.8 hr)
Titacoclos Falls	69 ft	Seattle, WA (~3.5 hr)
Lower North Fork Falls	67 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.6 hr)
Little Mashel Middle Falls	66 ft	Seattle, WA (~1.5 hr)

Showing top 100 by height. 330 more waterfalls in Washington in our database.

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Seattle

Waterfalls reachable within a day trip from Seattle.

214within 75 mi

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Spokane

Waterfalls reachable within a day trip from Spokane.

19within 75 mi

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Methodology

RoamFound aggregates waterfall location and height data from OpenStreetMap (a worldwide volunteer-maintained map), the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the National Park Service, and per-state parks departments. We don't visit every waterfall ourselves — we cite the underlying public records so you can verify.

Outdoor conditions change. Always check current access, water levels, and seasonal closures with the relevant land manager before you go. See our methodology page for the full data sourcing approach.