Whirlpool Falls
Washington · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Whirlpool Falls: light rain likely, 43°F. October averages 6.4" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Overnight
43°F
Light Rain Likely
Sunday
54°F
Light Rain Likely
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:44 AM · Sunset 6:02 PM · 10h 18m
Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: NWS SEW.
Whirlpool Falls is a waterfall in Washington. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Whirlpool Falls is in Washington. It drops along Whatcom Creek. The base sits at roughly 348 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 2 minutes from Geneva. 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.
Whatcom Falls Park is a 241-acre (0.98 km2) park in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The falls are on Whatcom Creek, which leads from Lake Whatcom to Bellingham Bay. The park has four sets of waterfalls and several miles of well maintained walking trails.
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 35 | 8.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 44 | 33 | 5.4 | 8.8 |
| Mar | 49 | 36 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 53 | 39 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| May | 60 | 46 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Jun | 65 | 52 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Jul | 71 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 71 | 57 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 66 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Oct | 57 | 46 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 47 | 38 | 9.6 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 43 | 34 | 8 | 9 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chuckanut Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Silver Creek Falls | 5 mi | 420 ft | — | — | — |
| Anderson Falls | 7 mi | 167 ft | — | — | — |
| Hard Scrabble Falls | 9 mi | 280 ft | — | — | — |
| Racehorse Falls | 16 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Whirlpool Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Whirlpool Falls from a major city?
Whirlpool Falls is 1 miles from Geneva (about 2 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.7521, -122.4292
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Official land manager
https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Whirlpool-Falls-3258
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatcom_Falls_Park
Wikidata (Q7991682)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7991682
GeoNames (5815678)
https://www.geonames.org/5815678/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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