Depot Creek Falls
Washington · 886-foot drop · North Cascades National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Depot Creek Falls is 64 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
64.2 cfs
BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR · 37m ago
Overnight
31°F
Chance Light Snow
Sunday
36°F
Chance Light Snow
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:40 AM · Sunset 5:57 PM · 10h 17m
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Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Depot Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 886 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.
Depot Creek Falls is in Washington. The falls are inside North Cascades National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 4,700 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 43 minutes from Glacier. A trail — Depot Creek Trail — runs within 60 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.
Depot Creek Falls is a 967-foot (295 m)-high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington.
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 12172000 · 16.8 mi away
BIG BEAVER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 320 cfs · 20% of last year — significantly drier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depot Creek Falls (this page) | — | 886 ft | — | N | — |
| Sulphide Creek Falls | 18 mi | 3,937 ft | no trail | N | $30 |
| Gorge Creek Falls | 19 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Goat Falls | 20 mi | 282 ft | — | N | — |
| John Pierce Waterfall | 20 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Berdeen Falls | 21 mi | 85 ft | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Depot Creek Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
- vs. Amicalola Falls
- vs. Berdeen Falls
- vs. Big Heart Falls
- vs. Bridalveil Fall
- vs. Chilnualna Fall
- vs. Christine Falls
- vs. Comet Falls
- vs. Franklin Falls
- vs. Horsetail Fall
- vs. Horsetail Falls
- vs. Illilouette Fall
- vs. Lehamite Falls
- vs. Lewis Falls
- vs. Lower Yellowstone Falls
- vs. Lower Yosemite Fall
- vs. Malachite Falls
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~886 ft)
- Berdeen Falls899 ft
- Tueeulala Falls915 ft
- Green Lake Falls981 ft
- Horsetail Falls791 ft
- Shoestring Falls984 ft
Questions visitors ask about Depot 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 Depot Creek Falls?
Depot Creek Falls is 886 feet (270 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Depot Creek Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Depot Creek Falls is inside North Cascades National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Depot Creek 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 Depot Creek Falls from a major city?
Depot Creek Falls is 30 miles from Glacier (about 43 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Washington
Where it is
48.9777, -121.2848
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depot_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q37513)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37513
GeoNames (11280361)
https://www.geonames.org/11280361/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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