Bear Creek Falls
Washington · 7-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Bear Creek Falls is light today (9 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Heads up:
- Air quality is very unhealthy (AQI 206). Sensitive groups should limit time outside.
Streamflow
8.75 cfs
SOUTH FORK SULTAN RIVER · 50m ago
Overnight
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
62°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:36 AM · Sunset 8:47 PM · 15h 11m
Snapshot built 15m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Bear Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 7 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Bear Creek Falls is in Washington. The base sits at roughly 1,489 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 14 minutes from Baring. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 40 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. 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.
Bear Creek Falls is the final of the two waterfalls on the North Fork Skykomish River in the U.S. state of Washington. The falls are located within a short, narrow canyon.
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 12137290 · 11.9 mi away
SOUTH FORK SULTAN RIVER NEAR SULTAN, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 6.8 cfs · 137% of last year — significantly wetter
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 | 40 | 29 | 17.6 | 21.8 |
| Feb | 40 | 28 | 14.3 | 21.8 |
| Mar | 46 | 30 | 8.1 | 19 |
| Apr | 50 | 32 | 6.9 | 14 |
| May | 59 | 39 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 67 | 48 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 76 | 53 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 76 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep | 71 | 49 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 11 | 6.4 |
| Nov | 44 | 31 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Dec | 39 | 28 | 16.8 | 22.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Falls (this page) | — | 7 ft | — | — | — |
| Blanca Lake Falls | 3 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Deer Falls | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Sunday Falls | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Pride Basin Falls | 7 mi | 299 ft | — | — | — |
| Pride Glacier Falls | 7 mi | 407 ft | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~7 ft)
- Cascade on South Brook7 ft
- Dog Team Falls7 ft
- First Falls7 ft
- Jarrett Falls7 ft
- Mirror Creek Falls7 ft
Questions visitors ask about Bear Creek Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Bear Creek Falls?
Bear Creek Falls is 7 feet (2 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Bear Creek Falls from a major city?
Bear Creek Falls is 10 miles from Baring (about 14 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.8923, -121.3827
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Official land manager
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/bear-creek-falls
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q37250)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37250
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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