Washington
Lower Foss River Falls
47 mi from Seattle · ~1.4 hr drive
251ft tall
≈ 76 m
≈ 76 m
Lower Foss River Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — a substantial cascade dropping 251 feet, about 47 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 47 mi · ~1.4 hr drive
- Height
- 251 ft (76 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.6038°, -121.3144°
From Wikipedia: Foss River Falls is a 650-foot (200 m) drop on the West Fork Foss River in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, King County, Washington. Its sources are at Delta Lake, and the 70-foot (21 m)-wide drop flows year-round. The waterfall is split into two parts. Each part is split into several tiers. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Foss River Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Lower Foss River Falls
The exact location is at 47.6038°, -121.3144° — 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 Lower Foss River 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 — 47 miles away (~1.4 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Upper Foss River Falls
0 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 337 ft
Lower Copper Falls
1 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 46 ft
Middle Copper Falls
1 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 49 ft
Upper Copper Falls
1 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 39 ft
Copper Lake Falls
1 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 131 ft
Malachite Falls
1 miles from Lower Foss River Falls · 600 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Lower Foss River 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.