Christine Falls
Washington · 69-foot drop · Mount Rainier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Christine Falls is at 541 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 522 cfs (bottom 10% of the last 30 days, vs. 573.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
541 cfs
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, · 50m ago
Overnight
51°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
62°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:41 AM · Sunset 8:45 PM · 15h 3m
Other park alerts
Snapshot built 13m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Christine Falls is a waterfall in Pierce County, Washington. It drops roughly 69 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.
Christine Falls sits in Pierce County, Washington. It drops along Van Trump Creek. The falls are inside Mount Rainier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 3,703 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 16 minutes from Ashford. A trail — Van Trump Trail — runs within 40 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.
Dogs are not allowed on the access trail or at the falls. The approach is short and gentle enough for young kids.
Christine Falls is a waterfall on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are 69 feet (21 m) feet high and are best known for the Christine Falls Bridge spanning the lower drop. The upper drop is 32 feet (9.8 m) high and is almost impossible to film in tandem with the oft-photographed 37-foot (11 m) lower tier. The lower tier is probably one of the most commonly photographed locations in the Mount Rainier area.
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 14226500 · 12.5 mi away
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 585 cfs · 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Falls (this page) | — | 69 ft | — | N | — |
| Nahunta Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Bloucher Falls | 1 mi | 121 ft | — | N | — |
| Tato Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Comet Falls | 1 mi | 381 ft | — | N | — |
| Madcap Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Christine Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Van Trump Creek)
- Comet Falls381 ft
Similar height (~69 ft)
- Boulder Falls69 ft
- Dark Hollow Falls69 ft
- Gorman Falls69 ft
- Jemez Falls69 ft
- Lower Multnomah Falls69 ft
Questions visitors ask about Christine 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 Christine Falls?
Christine Falls is 69 feet (21 m) tall. Height is sourced from Wikidata.
Is Christine Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Christine Falls is inside Mount Rainier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Christine 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 Christine Falls from a major city?
Christine Falls is 11 miles from Ashford (about 16 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Washington
Where it is
46.7809, -121.7796
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Falls
Wikidata (Q38598)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38598
GeoNames (5790083)
https://www.geonames.org/5790083/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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