Washington
Bear Creek Falls
48 mi from Seattle · ~1.4 hr drive
7ft tall
≈ 2 m
≈ 2 m
The falls consist of several small punchbowls and plunges where the river constricts through a narrow granite gorge, culminating in three drops totaling 25 feet in height that empty into a huge pool, producing an enormous boiling churn of bubbles.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 48 mi · ~1.4 hr drive
- Height
- 7 ft (2 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.8923°, -121.3827°
From Wikipedia: Bear Creek Falls is the final of the two waterfalls on the North Fork Skykomish River in the U.S. state of Washington. The falls are located within a short, narrow canyon. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Bear Creek Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Bear Creek Falls
The exact location is at 47.8923°, -121.3827° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
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Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Seattle, WA — 48 miles away (~1.4 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Bear Creek 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.