Snowshoe Falls
Washington · 492-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Snowshoe Falls is light today (35 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 37 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 53.4 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
34.7 cfs
SF SNOQUALMIE RIVER AB · 36m ago
Overnight
52°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
63°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:38 AM · Sunset 8:46 PM · 15h 8m
Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
No verified photo yet
Snowshoe Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington. It drops roughly 492 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.
Snowshoe Falls sits in King County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 3,628 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from Snoqualmie Pass. A trail — Denny Creek 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 12143400 · 6.3 mi away
SF SNOQUALMIE RIVER AB ALICE CREEK NEAR GARCIA, WA
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 36.4 cfs · 102% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Falls (this page) | — | 492 ft | — | — | — |
| Keekwulee Falls | 0 mi | 561 ft | — | — | — |
| Franklin Falls | 1 mi | 135 ft | — | — | — |
| Denny Camp Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Fall into the Wall | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Rampart Falls | 5 mi | 644 ft | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Snowshoe 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 Snowshoe Falls?
Snowshoe Falls is 492 feet (150 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Snowshoe Falls from a major city?
Snowshoe Falls is 3 miles from Snoqualmie Pass (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.4344, -121.4550
Sources and live status
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Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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