Falls Creek Falls
Washington · 335-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Falls Creek Falls is 189 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 193 cfs (bottom 7% of the last 30 days, vs. 206 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
189 cfs
LEWIS RIVER ABOVE MUDDY · 33m ago
Overnight
54°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
68°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:39 AM · Sunset 7:30 PM · 12h 51m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
Falls Creek Falls is a waterfall in Skamania County, Washington. It drops roughly 335 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.
Falls Creek Falls sits in Skamania County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 2,319 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 18 minutes from Carson. A trail — Falls Creek Falls Trail #152A — runs within 50 meters of the marked location. 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 14216000 · 10.9 mi away
LEWIS RIVER ABOVE MUDDY RIVER NEAR COUGAR, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 173 cfs · 112% 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 | 38 | 31 | 16.5 | 17.6 |
| Feb | 39 | 29 | 9 | 17 |
| Mar | 44 | 32 | 7.1 | 16 |
| Apr | 51 | 36 | 5.8 | 9.8 |
| May | 60 | 43 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 68 | 49 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 79 | 55 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 71 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct | 57 | 44 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 43 | 34 | 13.7 | 11.8 |
| Dec | 38 | 30 | 15 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Creek Falls (this page) | — | 335 ft | — | — | — |
| Panther Creek Falls | 5 mi | 136 ft | easy · 0.3 mi | Y | Free |
| Upper Curly Creek Falls | 9 mi | — | — | — | — |
| McClellan Falls | 9 mi | 143 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Siouxon Falls | 9 mi | 16 ft | — | — | — |
| Middle Siouxon Falls | 10 mi | 37 ft | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~335 ft)
- Upper Foss River Falls337 ft
- Falling Water Cascades328 ft
- Great Falls320 ft
- Lower Yosemite Fall320 ft
- Whinnimic Falls350 ft
Questions visitors ask about Falls 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 Falls Creek Falls?
Falls Creek Falls is 335 feet (102.1 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Falls Creek Falls from a major city?
Falls Creek Falls is 13 miles from Carson (about 18 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.9100, -121.9138
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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