Canyon Falls
Washington · 42-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Canyon Falls is at 558 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
558 cfs
SKYKOMISH RIVER NEAR GOLD · 1h ago
Overnight
55°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
70°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:37 AM · Sunset 8:47 PM · 15h 10m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington. It drops roughly 42 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.
Canyon Falls sits in Snohomish County, Washington. It drops along Canyon Falls is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork. The base sits at roughly 692 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 5 minutes from Baring. A trail — Heybrook Lookout Trail — runs within 450 meters of the marked location. 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.
Canyon Falls is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls occur about halfway between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls.
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 12134500 · 6.5 mi away
SKYKOMISH RIVER NEAR GOLD BAR, WA
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 619 cfs · 97% of last year — similar
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 | 43 | 33 | 17.3 | 20.6 |
| Feb | 43 | 32 | 13.3 | 20.2 |
| Mar | 49 | 34 | 7.8 | 17.2 |
| Apr | 54 | 36 | 7 | 13.2 |
| May | 62 | 43 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 69 | 51 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 77 | 56 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Aug | 77 | 57 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Sep | 72 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Oct | 61 | 46 | 10.6 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 48 | 36 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
| Dec | 43 | 33 | 16.4 | 20.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Falls (this page) | — | 42 ft | — | — | — |
| Sunset Falls | 1 mi | 104 ft | — | — | — |
| Eagle Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Bridal Veil Falls-Lower East Cascade | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade | 2 mi | 1,291 ft | — | — | — |
| Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~42 ft)
- Adkins Canyon Falls42 ft
- Fern Falls42 ft
- Jones Run Falls42 ft
- Minnemishinona Falls42 ft
- Accord Hollow Falls41 ft
Questions visitors ask about Canyon 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 Canyon Falls?
Canyon Falls is 42 feet (12.8 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Canyon Falls from a major city?
Canyon Falls is 3 miles from Baring (about 5 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Washington
Where it is
47.8038, -121.5349
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_Falls_(Washington)
Wikidata (Q14713605)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713605
GeoNames (5789092)
https://www.geonames.org/5789092/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
Been there?
Marina and Theo verify pages one road trip at a time. If you've been to Canyon Falls recently, your local knowledge improves the page for everyone. Pick the kind of contribution that fits — every email lands in our inbox and gets read (and credited when we publish).
Add a tip
Something we should know — best time, parking trick, that hidden viewpoint.
Share a photo
Have a CC-licensed image on Wikimedia or Flickr? Send the link.
Report a fix
Wrong height, closed trail, broken link — tell us what we got wrong.
We don't collect your email. Replies go directly to hello@fallspots.com.