Rampart Falls
Washington · 644-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Rampart Falls is light today (21 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Heads up:
- Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 125). Sensitive groups should limit time outside.
Streamflow
20.7 cfs
CEDAR RIVER BELOW BEAR · 29m ago
Overnight
62°F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
92°F
Patchy Smoke
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:30 AM · Sunset 8:52 PM · 15h 22m
Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PDT.
No verified photo yet
Rampart Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 644 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.
Rampart Falls is in Washington. The base sits at roughly 3,847 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 5 minutes from Snoqualmie Pass. A trail — Gold Creek Trail — runs within 460 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.
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 12114500 · 11.2 mi away
CEDAR RIVER BELOW BEAR CREEK NEAR CEDAR FALLS, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 17.2 cfs · 126% of last year — significantly wetter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampart Falls (this page) | — | 644 ft | — | — | — |
| Laura Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Rocky Run Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Fall into the Wall | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Falls | 4 mi | 135 ft | — | — | — |
| Denny Camp Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
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- Wildcat Falls623 ft
- Bridalveil Fall620 ft
- Linton Falls615 ft
- Middle Cascades675 ft
- Bridal Veil Falls607 ft
Questions visitors ask about Rampart 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 Rampart Falls?
Rampart Falls is 644 feet (196.3 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Rampart Falls from a major city?
Rampart Falls is 4 miles from Snoqualmie Pass (about 5 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.4284, -121.3455
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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