Best dog-friendly waterfall hikes in Washington
80 verified hikes from our directory of 481 Washington waterfalls.
What we mean by dog friendly
Dog-friendly means the land manager allows leashed dogs on this specific trail. State parks and National Forests usually do; National Park trails almost never. We mark dog_friendly only when we've confirmed the policy applies to the trail, not just the parking lot.
One caveat: Leash rules are enforced. Bring a 6-foot leash, waste bags, and water for the dog. Hot rock and pavement burn paws — check temperature with your hand for 5 seconds before letting them walk on it.
Gear hint: Our dog Brook carries her own water in a fitted pack; we carry her booties for shale and hot pavement. Cold-water tail-tuck on small breeds is real — keep them out of glacial plunge pools.
The 80 picks
Each opens to a full page with trail distance, elevation gain, parking, fee, best months, and live conditions when available.
10 Mile Falls
height unverified · Glacier Peak Wilderness
Apron Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Archer Falls
218 ft · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Belle Center Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Big Blowout Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Big Creek Falls
236 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Blanca Lake Falls
height unverified · Wild Sky Wilderness
Borderline Falls
20 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Boulder Drop
height unverified · Forks of the Sky State Park
Bridal Veil Falls
height unverified · Stephen Mather Wilderness
Bumping River Falls
height unverified · William O. Douglas Wilderness
Cape Horn Falls
597 ft · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cascade Falls
height unverified · Moran State Park
Cavern Falls
height unverified · Moran State Park
Cherry Creek Falls
25 ft · 4.9 mi · 300 ft climb
Copper Creek Falls
height unverified · Glacier Peak Wilderness
Curly Creek Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cynthia Falls
33 ft · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Deer Falls
height unverified · Wild Sky Wilderness
Dingford Creek Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Domke Falls
height unverified · Glacier Peak Wilderness
Dougan Falls
19 ft · 0.1 mi
Duncan Creek Falls
48 ft · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Eightmile Creek Falls
height unverified · Columbia Hills State Park
Florence Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Florence Falls
141 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Goat Creek Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Gossamer Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Hamma Hamma Falls
75 ft · 0 mi · Olympic National Forest
Hidden Falls
height unverified · Moran State Park
Immigration Falls
20 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Ipsoot Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Kanim Falls
280 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Labyrinth Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Laura Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Little Maui Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lower Big Blowout Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Lower Labyrinth Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lower Morovitz Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker Wilderness
Lower Quad Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Lower Wallace Falls
height unverified · Wallace Falls State Park
Mackintosh Falls
266 ft · Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Martin Falls
height unverified · Steamboat Rock State Park
Merriman Falls
131 ft · Olympic National Forest
Middle Wallace Falls
367 ft · Wallace Falls State Park
Miller Creek Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Milwawkie Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Monkey Bear Falls
height unverified · Glacier Peak Wilderness
Moulton Falls
11 ft · 1.4 mi · 100 ft climb · Moulton Falls Regional Park
Nellie Corser Cascade
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Nellie Falls
150 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Nine Hour Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Nooksack Falls
89 ft · Mount Baker Wilderness
Northwoods Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Otter Falls
1,200 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Palouse Falls
197 ft · Palouse Falls State Park
Panther Creek Falls
136 ft · 0.3 mi · 114 ft climb · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Pumpkinseed Creek Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Quad Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Railcar Falls
height unverified · Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Rainbow Falls
height unverified · Rainbow Falls State Park
Rainbow Falls
157 ft · Mount Baker Wilderness
Raven Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Rocky Run Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Rustic Falls
height unverified · Moran State Park
Salmon Cascades
height unverified · Olympic National Forest
Small Falls
height unverified · Wallace Falls State Park
Sweet Creek Falls
height unverified · Colville National Forest
Sweet Creek Falls
height unverified · Colville National Forest
Switchback Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Tin Cup Joe Falls
463 ft · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Tin Cup Joe Falls
height unverified · Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Twin Falls (Lower)
230 ft · Olallie State Park
Twin Falls (Upper)
height unverified · Olallie State Park
Upper Morovitz Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker Wilderness
Upper Wallace Falls
240 ft · Wallace Falls State Park
Vortex Falls
height unverified · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Walupt Creek Falls
220 ft · Goat Rocks Wilderness
Whitehorse Falls
height unverified · Mount Skokomish Wilderness
Before you go: 5 things we always check
- The official land manager's page for road and trail closures (linked on every individual waterfall page).
- The weather forecast for the area AND upstream — flash floods come from rain miles away.
- Recent ranger or hiker reports for slippery rock conditions.
- Whether the trail crosses a creek without a bridge — water levels change daily in snowmelt season.
- Cell coverage at the trailhead. Download offline maps in advance.
See our full safety disclaimer for the dangers we've flagged on individual waterfalls. Several have fatalities on record.