Washington · North Cascades National Park
Bacon Lake Falls
84 mi from Seattle · ~2.4 hr drive
446ft tall
≈ 136 m
≈ 136 m
Bacon Lake Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — a substantial cascade dropping 446 feet, about 84 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 84 mi · ~2.4 hr drive
- Height
- 446 ft (136 m)
- Coordinates
- 48.6846°, -121.5071°
- Park
- North Cascades National Park (NP)
From Wikipedia:
Bacon Peak Falls is a 375-foot (114 m) unofficially-named waterfall on an unnamed stream that feeds remote Green Lake in North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is fed by the largest meltwater stream from Green Lake Glacier. The meltwater from the glacier settles in a small tarn often known as "Bacon Lake" before dropping over the falls which flow almost directly into the far end of Green Lake. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Bacon Lake Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About North Cascades National Park
Bacon Lake Falls is inside North Cascades National Park, a U.S. National Park managed by the National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published directly on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: Free. No entrance fee.
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/noca/
Visiting Bacon Lake Falls
The exact location is at 48.6846°, -121.5071° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Bacon Lake Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Seattle, WA — 84 miles away (~2.4 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Upper Green Lake Falls
1 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 92 ft
Green Lake Falls
1 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 981 ft
Berdeen Falls
2 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 899 ft
Middle Berdeen Falls
2 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 85 ft
Goat Falls
2 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 282 ft
Sulphide Creek Falls
8 miles from Bacon Lake Falls · 3,937 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Bacon Lake Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.