Spray Falls
Washington · 354-foot drop · Mount Rainier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Spray Falls is at 615 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
615 cfs
PUYALLUP RIVER NEAR ELECTRON, · 1h ago
Overnight
64°F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
74°F
Patchy Smoke
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:34 AM · Sunset 8:52 PM · 15h 18m
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Snapshot built 4m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
Spray Falls is a waterfall in Pierce County, Washington. It drops roughly 354 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.
Spray Falls sits in Pierce County, Washington. It drops along The falls are fed by Spray Creek. The falls are inside Mount Rainier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 5,323 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 20 minutes from Ashford. A trail — Spray Falls spur — runs within 120 meters of the marked location. 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.
Spray Falls is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are fed by Spray Creek, which is a tributary of the Puyallup River. The falls drop about 354 feet (108 m) into a talus slope in a vailed horsetail form about 100 feet (30 m) wide.
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 12092000 · 9.2 mi away
PUYALLUP RIVER NEAR ELECTRON, WA
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 395 cfs · 108% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spray Falls (this page) | — | 354 ft | — | N | — |
| Giant Falls | 1 mi | 363 ft | — | N | — |
| Cataract Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Cataract Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Ipsut Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Alice Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Spray Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~354 ft)
- Whinnimic Falls350 ft
- Giant Falls363 ft
- Marten Buttes Falls364 ft
- Winn Falls364 ft
- Middle Wallace Falls367 ft
Questions visitors ask about Spray 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 Spray Falls?
Spray Falls is 354 feet (107.9 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
Is Spray Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Spray Falls is inside Mount Rainier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Spray 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 Spray Falls from a major city?
Spray Falls is 14 miles from Ashford (about 20 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.9156, -121.8416
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spray_Falls
Wikidata (Q28043912)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28043912
GeoNames (5811767)
https://www.geonames.org/5811767/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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