Keekwulee Falls
Washington · 561-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Keekwulee Falls is light today (24 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
23.7 cfs
SF SNOQUALMIE RIVER AB · 48m ago
Overnight
52°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
60°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:36 AM · Sunset 7:29 PM · 12h 54m
Snapshot built 12m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
No verified photo yet
Keekwulee Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington. It drops roughly 561 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.
Keekwulee Falls sits in King County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 3,136 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from Snoqualmie Pass. A trail — Denny Creek Trail — runs within 70 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 12143400 · 6.4 mi away
SF SNOQUALMIE RIVER AB ALICE CREEK NEAR GARCIA, WA
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 27.2 cfs · 89% 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 | 34 | 26 | 13.8 | 22.2 |
| Feb | 34 | 24 | 12.4 | 22 |
| Mar | 39 | 27 | 5.8 | 19.8 |
| Apr | 43 | 30 | 5.7 | 15.6 |
| May | 53 | 37 | 5 | 8.8 |
| Jun | 61 | 44 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 71 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 71 | 51 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 65 | 48 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 53 | 39 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Nov | 39 | 29 | 12.4 | 18.6 |
| Dec | 33 | 25 | 12.6 | 22.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keekwulee Falls (this page) | — | 561 ft | — | — | — |
| Snowshoe Falls | 0 mi | 492 ft | — | — | — |
| Franklin Falls | 1 mi | 135 ft | — | — | — |
| Denny Camp Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Fall into the Wall | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Rampart Falls | 5 mi | 644 ft | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Keekwulee 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 Keekwulee Falls?
Keekwulee Falls is 561 feet (171 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Keekwulee Falls from a major city?
Keekwulee Falls is 3 miles from Snoqualmie Pass (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.4308, -121.4530
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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