Fantastic Falls
Washington · 33-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Fantastic Falls: mostly cloudy, 54°F.
Right now
Overnight
54°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
68°F
Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:37 AM · Sunset 7:31 PM · 12h 54m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: NWS SEW.
Fantastic Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 33 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.
Fantastic Falls is in Washington. It drops along Fantastic Falls is a waterfall on the North fork of the Snoqualmie River. The base sits at roughly 699 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 6 minutes from North Bend. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 30 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. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Fantastic Falls is a waterfall on the North fork of the Snoqualmie River in the U.S. state of Washington. At 35 feet (11 m), is the largest of several small waterfalls in the Ernie's Grove area.
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 12143000 · 0.5 mi away
NORTH FORK SNOQUALMIE RIVER NEAR NORTH BEND, WA
View live discharge data →
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 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 10 |
| Feb | 45 | 31 | 7.9 | 11.4 |
| Mar | 50 | 33 | 5.5 | 8.8 |
| Apr | 55 | 36 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| May | 62 | 43 | 5 | 1 |
| Jun | 68 | 49 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jul | 77 | 54 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 76 | 55 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Sep | 70 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Oct | 60 | 43 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Nov | 49 | 36 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 44 | 33 | 10.1 | 11.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Falls (this page) | — | 33 ft | — | — | — |
| Teneriffe Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Vortex Falls | 5 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Big Blowout Falls | 5 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Lower Big Blowout Falls | 5 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Snoqualmie Falls | 5 mi | 269 ft | — | — | — |
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- 3 Runs Falls33 ft
- Aunt Sallys Falls33 ft
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- Big Dog Falls33 ft
- Cornelius Falls33 ft
Questions visitors ask about Fantastic 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 Fantastic Falls?
Fantastic Falls is 33 feet (10 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Fantastic Falls from a major city?
Fantastic Falls is 4 miles from North Bend (about 6 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in Washington
Where it is
47.5390, -121.7311
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Falls
Wikidata (Q38083)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38083
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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