Deer Falls
Washington · height not recorded · Wild Sky Wilderness · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Deer Falls is 166 cfs today, around its seasonal average. October averages 9.2" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Streamflow
166 cfs
SOUTH FORK SKYKOMISH RIVER · 37m ago
Overnight
36°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
40°F
Chance Light Rain
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:38 AM · Sunset 5:59 PM · 10h 21m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
No verified photo yet
Deer Falls is a waterfall in Washington. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Deer Falls is in Washington. It drops along Deer Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the North Fork. The falls are inside Wild Sky Wilderness. The base sits at roughly 2,158 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Baring. A trail — Forest Road 63 — runs within 70 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.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
Deer Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the North Fork Skykomish River. The falls occur within a short but impressive canyon just above the mouth of Goblin Creek.
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 12131500 · 14.8 mi away
SOUTH FORK SKYKOMISH RIVER AT SKYKOMISH, 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: 751 cfs · 23% of last year — significantly drier
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 | 38 | 28 | 16.5 | 11 |
| Feb | 37 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Mar | 43 | 29 | 6.9 | 9.6 |
| Apr | 48 | 32 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| May | 57 | 39 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 65 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Jul | 75 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 75 | 54 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Sep | 69 | 49 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Oct | 56 | 41 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Nov | 42 | 31 | 14.5 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 37 | 28 | 15.6 | 12.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Blanca Lake Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Pride Basin Falls | 4 mi | 299 ft | — | — | — |
| Pride Glacier Falls | 4 mi | 407 ft | — | — | — |
| Bear Creek Falls | 4 mi | 7 ft | — | — | — |
| Weeping Wall Falls | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Deer Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Deer Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Deer Falls is inside Wild Sky Wilderness. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Deer Falls?
Yes — dogs are allowed (Wild Sky Wilderness permits leashed dogs in most areas). Inferred from park type; check the official site for trail-specific restrictions. Always leash and pack out waste.
Is there a fee to visit Deer Falls?
No entrance fee. Wild Sky Wilderness is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Deer Falls from a major city?
Deer Falls is 14 miles from Baring (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.9212, -121.2979
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Falls
Wikidata (Q37936)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37936
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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