Asbestos Falls
Washington · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Asbestos Falls is 463 cfs today, around its seasonal average. September averages 4.1" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Streamflow
463 cfs
SAUK RIVER AT DARRINGTON, · 3631d ago
Overnight
53°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
63°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:36 AM · Sunset 7:31 PM · 12h 55m
Snapshot built 18m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
No verified photo yet
Asbestos Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Asbestos Falls sits in Snohomish County, Washington. It drops along Clear Creek. The base sits at roughly 1,289 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 7 minutes from Darrington. No mapped trail runs within 200 meters — expect bushwhacking or off-trail navigation to reach the lip. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Asbestos Falls is a waterfall on Clear Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located just above the mouth of Helena Creek.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 12187500 · 4.4 mi away
SAUK RIVER AT DARRINGTON, WA
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When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 30 | 14.6 | 18.8 |
| Feb | 41 | 29 | 10.7 | 20.4 |
| Mar | 47 | 31 | 6.1 | 17.6 |
| Apr | 52 | 34 | 6 | 12.6 |
| May | 61 | 40 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 68 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 78 | 54 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 77 | 55 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Sep | 71 | 50 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 9 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 46 | 32 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Dec | 41 | 29 | 14.3 | 19 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Creek Falls | 9 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Buck Creek Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Meditation Falls | 11 mi | 92 ft | — | — | — |
| Lower North Fork Falls | 11 mi | 67 ft | — | — | — |
| North Fork Sauk Falls | 11 mi | 58 ft | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Asbestos Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Asbestos Falls from a major city?
Asbestos Falls is 5 miles from Darrington (about 7 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.1868, -121.5749
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_Falls
Wikidata (Q37357)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37357
GeoNames (5785921)
https://www.geonames.org/5785921/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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