Ladder Creek Falls
Washington · 108-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Ladder Creek Falls is at 3,430 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions. October averages 8.7" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Streamflow
3,430 cfs
SKAGIT RIVER AT NEWHALEM, · 23m ago
Overnight
40°F
Chance Light Rain
Sunday
46°F
Chance Light Rain
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:39 AM · Sunset 5:58 PM · 10h 18m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Ladder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington. It drops roughly 108 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.
Ladder Creek Falls sits in Whatcom County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 745 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Marblemount. A trail — Ladder Creek Falls Trail — runs within 30 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 12178000 · 0.5 mi away
SKAGIT RIVER AT NEWHALEM, WA
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 3,280 cfs · 104% 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 | 43 | 31 | 14.6 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 43 | 29 | 10.9 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 49 | 32 | 6.4 | 3 |
| Apr | 54 | 35 | 5.4 | 1 |
| May | 63 | 43 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 71 | 51 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Jul | 81 | 57 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 80 | 57 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Oct | 61 | 44 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Nov | 47 | 32 | 14.6 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 42 | 29 | 13.6 | 8.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladder Creek Falls (this page) | — | 108 ft | — | — | — |
| Newhalem Creek Falls | 1 mi | 167 ft | — | — | — |
| Gorge Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| John Pierce Waterfall | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Goat Falls | 11 mi | 282 ft | — | N | — |
| Middle Berdeen Falls | 11 mi | 85 ft | — | N | — |
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- Houghton-Douglass Falls110 ft
Questions visitors ask about Ladder 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 Ladder Creek Falls?
Ladder Creek Falls is 108 feet (33 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Ladder Creek Falls from a major city?
Ladder Creek Falls is 13 miles from Marblemount (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.6762, -121.2386
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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