Clear Creek Falls
Washington · 228-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Clear Creek Falls is 333 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 304 cfs (bottom 7% of the last 30 days, vs. 382.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
333 cfs
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, · 1h ago
Overnight
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
60°F
Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:36 AM · Sunset 7:28 PM · 12h 52m
Snapshot built 16m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PDT.
Clear Creek Falls is a waterfall in Yakima County, Washington. It drops roughly 228 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.
Clear Creek Falls sits in Yakima County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 4,261 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 22 minutes from Packwood. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 80 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. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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 · 15.8 mi away
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, 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: 371 cfs · 82% 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 | 34 | 24 | 12.5 | 23 |
| Feb | 32 | 21 | 9.6 | 21.4 |
| Mar | 37 | 23 | 4.7 | 20.2 |
| Apr | 42 | 27 | 4.1 | 16.6 |
| May | 51 | 33 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| Jun | 61 | 41 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Jul | 73 | 48 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Aug | 72 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Sep | 65 | 45 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Oct | 52 | 37 | 5.2 | 9.8 |
| Nov | 38 | 26 | 10.3 | 18.8 |
| Dec | 34 | 23 | 11.2 | 22.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Falls (this page) | — | 228 ft | — | — | — |
| Laval Creek Falls | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Fish Ladder Falls | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| South Fork Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Purcell Falls | 11 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Great Falls | 11 mi | 320 ft | — | — | — |
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- Latourell Falls224 ft
Questions visitors ask about Clear 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 Clear Creek Falls?
Clear Creek Falls is 228 feet (69.5 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Clear Creek Falls from a major city?
Clear Creek Falls is 15 miles from Packwood (about 22 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.6560, -121.3514
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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