Falls Creek Falls
Washington · 335-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Falls Creek Falls is at 566 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
566 cfs
LEWIS RIVER ABOVE MUDDY · 48m ago
Overnight
41°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
56°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:18 AM · Sunset 8:54 PM · 15h 37m
Snapshot built 16m 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.
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.
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 990 cfs · 43% 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 | 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
- Whinnimic Falls350 ft
- Munson Creek Falls319 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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