Silver Falls
Washington · 95-foot drop · Mount Rainier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Silver Falls is at 541 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 522 cfs (bottom 10% of the last 30 days, vs. 573.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
541 cfs
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, · 51m ago
Overnight
52°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
78°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:41 AM · Sunset 8:44 PM · 15h 3m
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Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Silver Falls is a waterfall in Lewis County, Washington. It drops roughly 95 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.
Silver Falls sits in Lewis County, Washington. It drops along The falls were formed as the Ohanapecosh River. The falls are inside Mount Rainier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 2,135 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 16 minutes from Packwood. A trail — Silver Falls Overlook — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Dogs are not allowed on the access trail or at the falls. The approach is short and gentle enough for young kids.
Silver Falls is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Park in the State of Washington. The falls were formed as the Ohanapecosh River drops 95 feet into a narrow canyon, the largest of which plunges 40 feet. The Silver Falls loop track has an elevation gain of 350m.
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 · 11.2 mi away
COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 585 cfs · 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Falls (this page) | — | 95 ft | — | N | — |
| Cougar Falls | 3 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Saint Johns Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Fish Ladder Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Steven's Creek Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Stafford Falls | 5 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Silver Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
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Questions visitors ask about Silver 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 Silver Falls?
Silver Falls is 95 feet (29 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Silver Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Silver Falls is inside Mount Rainier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Silver 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 Silver Falls from a major city?
Silver Falls is 11 miles from Packwood (about 16 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.7523, -121.5595
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Falls
Wikidata (Q65115316)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65115316
GeoNames (5810439)
https://www.geonames.org/5810439/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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