Washington · Mount Rainier National Park
Kautz Creek Falls
61 mi from Seattle · ~1.8 hr drive
No height recorded
Kautz Creek Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — about 61 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 61 mi · ~1.8 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 46.8102°, -121.7826°
- Park
- Mount Rainier National Park (NP)
From Wikipedia: Kautz Creek Falls is a waterfall on Kautz Creek in the Mount Rainier National Park in the state of Washington. It was formed when the Kautz Glacier retreated in the last 50 years, creating a series of long and slender cascades totaling about 400 feet (120 m) in height down a tall glacial cliff, with a highest drop of 150 feet (46 m). The falls consist of two parts, each with two distinct tiers. One of these parts flows from the upper lobe of the Kautz Glacier and disappears under the lower lobe. The water flowing over this stage is generally clear. As the water passes underneath the lower lobe, however; it has a muddy appearance caused by glacial moraine, which explains the muddy appearance of Kautz Creek. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Kautz Creek Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Mount Rainier National Park
Kautz Creek Falls is inside Mount Rainier 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: $30 per vehicle. Per vehicle, valid 7 days. Timed-entry reservations required for some entrances in summer. An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units and is worth it after ~3 park visits per year.
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/mora/
Visiting Kautz Creek Falls
The exact location is at 46.8102°, -121.7826° — 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 Kautz Creek 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 — 61 miles away (~1.8 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Kautz 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.