Washington · North Cascades National Park
John Pierce Waterfall
96 mi from Seattle · ~2.8 hr drive
No height recorded
John Pierce Waterfall is a named waterfall in Washington — about 96 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 96 mi · ~2.8 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 48.7186°, -121.0673°
- Park
- North Cascades National Park (NP)
- County
- Whatcom
About North Cascades National Park
John Pierce Waterfall 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 John Pierce Waterfall
The exact location is at 48.7186°, -121.0673° — 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 John Pierce Waterfall 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 — 96 miles away (~2.8 hr drive).
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Ladder Creek Falls
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Goat Falls
18 miles from John Pierce Waterfall · 282 ft
Middle Berdeen Falls
19 miles from John Pierce Waterfall · 85 ft
Berdeen Falls
19 miles from John Pierce Waterfall · 899 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for John Pierce Waterfall comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . 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.