Narada Falls
Washington · 187-foot drop · Mount Rainier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Narada Falls is 333 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 304 cfs (bottom 7% of the last 30 days, vs. 382.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
333 cfs
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, · 1h ago
Overnight
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
57°F
Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:38 AM · Sunset 7:30 PM · 12h 53m
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Snapshot built 10m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Narada Falls is a waterfall in Lewis County, Washington. It drops roughly 187 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.
Narada Falls sits in Lewis County, Washington. The falls are inside Mount Rainier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 4,726 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 17 minutes from Packwood. 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 and USGS GNIS.
Narada Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is said to be the most popular, because the Mount Rainier Highway crosses the falls between its two tiers.
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 14226500 · 11.6 mi away
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, 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: 371 cfs · 82% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narada Falls (this page) | — | 187 ft | — | N | — |
| Narada Falls | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Washington Cascades | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Ruby Falls | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Madcap Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Tato Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Narada Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~187 ft)
- American Falls188 ft
- Loowit Falls186 ft
- Toccoa Falls186 ft
- Capote Falls190 ft
- Double Falls184 ft
Questions visitors ask about Narada 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 Narada Falls?
Narada Falls is 187 feet (57 m) tall. Source heights disagree by source — see the discrepancy box on the page.
Is Narada Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Narada Falls is inside Mount Rainier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Narada Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is Narada Falls from a major city?
Narada Falls is 12 miles from Packwood (about 17 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.7750, -121.7461
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada_Falls
Wikidata (Q38590)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38590
GeoNames (5804475)
https://www.geonames.org/5804475/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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