Berdeen Falls
Washington · 899-foot drop · North Cascades National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Berdeen Falls is 230 cfs today, around its seasonal average. The park has an active closure alert: "Marblemount Bridge September Nighttime Closure."
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 220 cfs (bottom 3% of the last 30 days, vs. 299.8 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
230 cfs
BAKER RIVER AB BLUM · 1h ago
Overnight
47°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
53°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:35 AM · Sunset 7:31 PM · 12h 56m
Other park alerts
Snapshot built 17m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
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Berdeen Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 899 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.
Berdeen Falls is in Washington. It drops along Bacon Creek. The falls are inside North Cascades National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 4,228 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 16 minutes from Marblemount. 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.
Berdeen Falls is a series of three waterfalls located in Whatcom County, Washington. The 850-foot (260 m) falls are on a stretch of Bacon Creek downstream of Berdeen Lake.The drops include a 400-foot (120 m) horsetail, a 200-foot (61 m) bedrock slide, and a 250-foot (76 m) plunge waterfall.
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 12190400 · 4.5 mi away
BAKER RIVER AB BLUM CREEK NEAR CONCRETE, WA
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 250 cfs · 88% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berdeen Falls (this page) | — | 899 ft | — | N | — |
| Middle Berdeen Falls | 0 mi | 85 ft | — | N | — |
| Goat Falls | 1 mi | 282 ft | — | N | — |
| Green Lake Falls | 1 mi | 981 ft | — | N | — |
| Upper Green Lake Falls | 1 mi | 92 ft | — | N | — |
| Bacon Lake Falls | 2 mi | 446 ft | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Berdeen Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~899 ft)
- Depot Creek Falls886 ft
- Tueeulala Falls915 ft
- Green Lake Falls981 ft
- Shoestring Falls984 ft
- Horsetail Falls791 ft
Questions visitors ask about Berdeen 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 Berdeen Falls?
Berdeen Falls is 899 feet (274 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Berdeen Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Berdeen Falls is inside North Cascades National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Berdeen Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is Berdeen Falls from a major city?
Berdeen Falls is 11 miles from Marblemount (about 16 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.7053, -121.4823
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berdeen_Falls
Wikidata (Q37452)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37452
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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