Top waterfalls
WaterfallComet Falls
WaterfallChristine Falls
WaterfallDry Falls
WaterfallSnoqualmie Falls
WaterfallNarada Falls
WaterfallKettle Falls
WaterfallFranklin Falls
WaterfallDepot Creek Falls
WaterfallMarymere Falls
WaterfallSunset Falls
WaterfallNooksack Falls
WaterfallEagle Falls
Waterfalls by county
- Chelan County9
- Clallam County11
- Clark County4
- Cowlitz County4
- Grant County3
- Grays Harbor County3
- King County21
- Klickitat County4
- Lewis County20
- Lincoln County4
- Mason County3
- Okanogan County11
- Pend Oreille County4
- Pierce County40
- San Juan County4
- Skagit County6
- Skamania County23
- Snohomish County18
- Spokane County3
- Stevens County9
- Thurston County4
- Whatcom County17
- Whitman County3
- Yakima County8
All waterfalls (247)
| Name | County | Elevation | Nearest town | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,501 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Christine FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,125 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Dry Falls | Grant County | — | Soap Lake | 2 |
| Snoqualmie Falls | King County | 55 m | Snoqualmie | 6 |
| Narada FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,393 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Kettle Falls | Stevens County | 394 m | Kettle Falls | 2 |
| Franklin Falls | King County | 789 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Depot Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | 1,481 m | Sudden Valley | 2 |
| Marymere FallsOlympic | Clallam County | 308 m | Port Angeles | 3 |
| Sunset Falls | Snohomish County | 185 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Nooksack Falls | Whatcom County | 449 m | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Eagle Falls | Snohomish County | 215 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Canyon Falls | Snohomish County | 196 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Otter Falls | King County | 558 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Middle Twin Falls | King County | 265 m | Riverbend | 4 |
| Spokane Falls | Spokane County | 572 m | Spokane | 7 |
| Bridal Veil Falls | Snohomish County | 505 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Rainbow Falls | Chelan County | 502 m | Woods Creek | 2 |
| Van Trump FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 3 |
| Chenuis FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 684 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Silver FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 602 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Pearl FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,728 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Spray FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,585 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Carter FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,122 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Deception Falls | King County | 576 m | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Wells Creek Falls | Whatcom County | — | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Panther Creek Falls | Skamania County | — | Carson | 3 |
| Fantastic Falls | King County | — | North Bend | 5 |
| Bear Creek Falls | Snohomish County | — | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Feature Show Falls | Snohomish County | — | Darrington | 4 |
| Madison Creek Falls | Clallam County | — | Port Angeles | 3 |
| Upper Weeks Falls | King County | — | Riverbend | 4 |
| East Twin Falls | Clallam County | — | Port Angeles | 2 |
| Mazama Falls | Whatcom County | 1,171 m | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Tumwater Falls | Thurston County | — | Tumwater | 7 |
| Asbestos Falls | Snohomish County | 362 m | Darrington | 3 |
| Palouse Falls | Franklin County | 219 m | Dayton | 2 |
| Mount Shuksan WaterfallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Sulphide Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Blum Basin FallsNorth Cascades | Skagit County | — | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Sydney FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Crocker | 3 |
| Kautz Creek FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 3 |
| Berdeen FallsNorth Cascades | Skagit County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Fairy FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,722 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Curly Creek Falls | Skamania County | 371 m | Carson | 3 |
| Hompegg Falls | Columbia County | 924 m | Dayton | 2 |
| Langfield Falls | Skamania County | 1,050 m | Carson | 3 |
| Washington CascadesMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,416 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Outlet Falls | Klickitat County | 476 m | Goldendale | 3 |
| Keekwulee Falls | King County | 936 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Rainy Lake FallsNorth Cascades | Okanogan County | — | Arlington | 2 |
| Colonial Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Depot Valley Falls | Whatcom County | — | Sudden Valley | 2 |
| Nellie Falls | King County | — | Tanner | 4 |
| Big Heart Falls | King County | — | Tanner | 3 |
| Whinnimic Falls | Kittitas County | — | Tanner | 3 |
| Green Lake FallsNorth Cascades | Skagit County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Upper Stevens Creek FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 3 |
| Asbestos Creek Falls | Snohomish County | — | Darrington | 3 |
| Walupt Creek Falls | Lewis County | — | West Valley | 3 |
| Deer Falls | Snohomish County | — | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Kanim Falls | King County | — | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Denny Camp Falls | King County | — | Tanner | 4 |
| Bunch FallsOlympic | Grays Harbor County | — | Shelton | 3 |
| Cascade Pass TrailNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Sol Duc FallsOlympic | Clallam County | 597 m | Port Angeles | 3 |
| Wallace Falls | Snohomish County | 368 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Loowit Falls | Skamania County | 1,510 m | Morton | 3 |
| Harmony Falls | Skamania County | 1,173 m | Morton | 3 |
| Angeline Falls | King County | — | Tanner | 3 |
| Babyshoe Falls | Skamania County | — | White Salmon | 3 |
| Bacon Peak FallsNorth Cascades | Skagit County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Camp Creek Falls | Lewis County | — | Morton | 3 |
| Jordan Creek Falls | Skagit County | — | Darrington | 3 |
| Lava Canyon Falls | Skamania County | — | Amboy | 3 |
| Roush Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Wolf Creek FallsOlympic | Clallam County | — | Port Angeles | 3 |
| Big Spring Creek Falls | Skamania County | — | White Salmon | 3 |
| Swampy Meadows Falls | Skamania County | — | White Salmon | 3 |
| Upper Twin Falls | King County | — | Riverbend | 4 |
| Monkey Cage Falls | King County | — | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Eightmile Creek Falls | Klickitat County | — | Dallesport | 3 |
| Little Klickitat Falls | Klickitat County | — | Dallesport | 3 |
| Sheep Creek Falls | Garfield County | — | Dayton | 2 |
| Johannesburg FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | — | Darrington | 2 |
| Myrtle FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 3 |
| Merriman Falls | Grays Harbor County | — | Hoquiam | 3 |
| Dog Creek Falls | Skamania County | — | Hood River | 3 |
| Lower Lewis River Falls | Skamania County | — | Carson | 3 |
| Rainbow Falls | Lewis County | — | Chehalis | 3 |
| Murhut Falls | Mason County | — | Seabeck | 4 |
| Moulton Falls | Clark County | 158 m | Yacolt | 5 |
| Lilliwaup Falls | Mason County | 6 m | Belfair | 4 |
| Gorge Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | 325 m | Darrington | 2 |
| Deschutes Falls | Thurston County | 250 m | Eatonville | 4 |
| Spoon Creek Falls | Grays Harbor County | 266 m | Shelton | 3 |
| Summer Falls | Grant County | 437 m | Soap Lake | 2 |
| Kennedy Falls | Thurston County | 53 m | McCleary | 4 |
| Titacoclos Falls | Clallam County | 23 m | Forks | 2 |
| Tom Tom Falls | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 5 |
| Seahpo Peak Falls | Whatcom County | — | Peaceful Valley | 2 |
| Hamma Hamma Falls | Mason County | — | Seabeck | 4 |
| Salmon Cascades | Clallam County | — | Forks | 2 |
| Marsh Creek Falls | Snohomish County | — | Sultan | 5 |
| Greenleaf Falls | Skamania County | — | Cascade Locks | 4 |
| Ruby FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Eatonville | 3 |
| Skookum FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | — | Enumclaw | 4 |
| Denman FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,078 m | Eatonville | 4 |
| Affi FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,653 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Alice FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,023 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Alpine Falls | King County | 425 m | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Basaltic FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,643 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Bear Creek Falls | Clallam County | 228 m | Forks | 2 |
| Beaver Falls | Clallam County | 180 m | Forks | 2 |
| Boulder Falls | Snohomish County | 307 m | Darrington | 4 |
| Bridal Veil Falls | Chelan County | 455 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Cascade Falls | San Juan County | 149 m | Friday Harbor | 3 |
| Castile Falls | Yakima County | 809 m | Goldendale | 3 |
| Cataract FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,222 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Cavern Falls | San Juan County | 183 m | Friday Harbor | 3 |
| Cedar Creek Falls | Lewis County | 78 m | Winlock | 3 |
| Cedar Falls | Okanogan County | 1,070 m | East Wenatchee Bench | 2 |
| Chamokane Falls | Stevens County | 443 m | Deer Park | 3 |
| Chewack Falls | Okanogan County | 1,203 m | Oroville | 2 |
| Cougar FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 864 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Cowlitz Falls | Lewis County | 266 m | Morton | 3 |
| Cress FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,564 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Crooked Creek Falls | Yakima County | 1,870 m | White Salmon | 3 |
| Crown Point Falls | Chelan County | 1,575 m | Darrington | 2 |
| Crystal Falls | Stevens County | 852 m | Colville | 2 |
| The Dalles (historical) | Klickitat County | 24 m | The Dalles | 5 |
| Delzer Falls | Lincoln County | 470 m | Ritzville | 2 |
| Devil Creek Falls | Yakima County | 893 m | Cle Elum | 3 |
| Dingford Creek Falls | King County | 396 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Domke Falls | Chelan County | 360 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Dougan Falls | Skamania County | 196 m | Washougal | 4 |
| Douglass Falls | Stevens County | 550 m | Colville | 3 |
| Drury Falls | Chelan County | 1,410 m | Leavenworth | 3 |
| Dry Creek Falls | Yakima County | 901 m | Goldendale | 3 |
| Entiat Falls | Chelan County | 811 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Ethania FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 906 m | Eatonville | 4 |
| Falls Creek Falls | Skamania County | 670 m | Carson | 3 |
| Falls Creek Falls | Okanogan County | 749 m | Okanogan | 2 |
| Fish Ladder FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 847 m | Tieton | 3 |
| Fisk Falls | Lewis County | 183 m | Winlock | 3 |
| Florence Falls | King County | 631 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Foggy Dew Falls | Okanogan County | 1,295 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Garda FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,482 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Giant FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,362 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Gibson Falls | Snohomish County | 361 m | Darrington | 3 |
| Granite Falls | Pend Oreille County | 1,055 m | Bonners Ferry | 1 |
| Granite Falls | Snohomish County | 90 m | Granite Falls | 5 |
| Grant Purcell FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 406 m | Morton | 3 |
| Hard Scrabble Falls | Whatcom County | 256 m | Sudden Valley | 4 |
| Hardy Falls | Skamania County | 263 m | Cascade Locks | 4 |
| Hatana Falls | Jefferson County | 815 m | Seabeck | 3 |
| Hawk Creek Falls | Lincoln County | 593 m | Davenport | 2 |
| Herman Falls | Clallam County | 121 m | Forks | 2 |
| Hidden Falls | San Juan County | 219 m | Friday Harbor | 3 |
| Hoko Falls | Clallam County | 37 m | Forks | 2 |
| Horseshoe Falls | Clark County | 242 m | Yacolt | 4 |
| Horsetail Falls | Kittitas County | 806 m | Cle Elum | 3 |
| Ipsut FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 795 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Jennings Falls | Lewis County | 676 m | Morton | 3 |
| John Pierce WaterfallNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | 482 m | Sedro-Woolley | 2 |
| Kalama Falls | Cowlitz County | 405 m | Amboy | 3 |
| Kalispell Falls | Pend Oreille County | 1,036 m | Newport | 2 |
| LaSota Falls | Pend Oreille County | 1,074 m | Bonners Ferry | 1 |
| Ladder Creek FallsNorth Cascades | Whatcom County | 151 m | Darrington | 2 |
| Larrupin FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 953 m | Eatonville | 4 |
| Little Chamokane Falls | Stevens County | 501 m | Deer Park | 3 |
| Little Mashel Falls | Pierce County | 281 m | Eatonville | 5 |
| Little Niagara Falls | Skamania County | 902 m | Carson | 3 |
| Little Palouse Falls | Whitman County | 291 m | Ritzville | 2 |
| Logy Creek Falls | Yakima County | 697 m | Toppenish | 3 |
| Lower Falls | Skamania County | 453 m | Carson | 3 |
| Lower Kalama River Falls | Cowlitz County | 84 m | Kalama | 4 |
| Lucia Falls | Clark County | 127 m | Yacolt | 5 |
| Madcap FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,165 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Malachite Falls | King County | 1,209 m | Tanner | 3 |
| Maple FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 914 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Margaret FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,842 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Marie FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,431 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Marietta Falls | Cowlitz County | 40 m | Kalama | 4 |
| Martha FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,115 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Martin Falls | Grant County | 576 m | Electric City | 2 |
| Mary Belle FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,593 m | Crocker | 3 |
| McCauley Falls | King County | 104 m | Duvall | 6 |
| McKenna Falls | Kitsap County | 103 m | Belfair | 5 |
| McLoughlin Falls | Okanogan County | 263 m | Tonasket | 2 |
| Meyers Falls | Stevens County | 441 m | Kettle Falls | 2 |
| Middle Falls | Skamania County | 481 m | Carson | 3 |
| Mima Falls | Thurston County | 120 m | Rochester | 4 |
| Mission Falls | Okanogan County | 418 m | Omak | 3 |
| Multnomah Falls | Okanogan County | 352 m | Coulee Dam | 2 |
| Nahunta FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,207 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Nine Mile Falls | Spokane County | 470 m | Fairwood | 5 |
| Ninemile Falls | Ferry County | 413 m | Coulee Dam | 2 |
| North Fork Falls | Snohomish County | 466 m | Darrington | 3 |
| Olney Falls | Snohomish County | 77 m | Gold Bar | 4 |
| Paradise Falls | Skamania County | 603 m | Morton | 3 |
| Pewee Falls | Pend Oreille County | 676 m | Sandpoint | 1 |
| Preston Falls | Chelan County | 570 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Rainbow Falls | Whatcom County | 519 m | Peaceful Valley | 3 |
| Ranger FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 843 m | Crocker | 4 |
| Reiser Falls | Lincoln County | 504 m | Moses Lake North | 2 |
| Rickey Rapids | Stevens County | 394 m | Kettle Falls | 2 |
| Rock Creek Falls | Whitman County | 518 m | Colfax | 2 |
| Rodney Falls | Skamania County | 301 m | Cascade Locks | 4 |
| Rustic Falls | San Juan County | 172 m | Friday Harbor | 3 |
| Saint Johns FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,132 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Salmon Falls | Clark County | 146 m | Venersborg | 5 |
| Salmon Falls | Okanogan County | 967 m | Omak | 2 |
| Service FallsOlympic | Jefferson County | 602 m | Port Angeles | 3 |
| Sheep Creek Falls | Stevens County | 446 m | Kettle Falls | 1 |
| Sherman Creek Falls | Ferry County | 918 m | Kettle Falls | 1 |
| Shipherd Falls | Skamania County | 57 m | Carson | 3 |
| Silver Falls | Chelan County | 909 m | Granite Falls | 2 |
| Sluiskin FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,799 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Snowshoe Falls | King County | 1,089 m | Tanner | 4 |
| Spray Falls | Okanogan County | 466 m | Coulee Dam | 2 |
| Stafford FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 834 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Sunbeam FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 1,357 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Sunday Falls | Snohomish County | 917 m | Gold Bar | 3 |
| Sylvia FallsMount Rainier | Lewis County | 940 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Tato FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,307 m | Eatonville | 3 |
| Teepee Falls | Skagit County | 247 m | Darrington | 3 |
| Towell Falls | Whitman County | 418 m | Ritzville | 2 |
| Trixie FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,816 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Twin FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,596 m | Crocker | 3 |
| Twin Falls | Skamania County | 806 m | Carson | 3 |
| Twin Falls | Snohomish County | 714 m | Granite Falls | 4 |
| Union Creek Falls | Yakima County | 1,076 m | Cle Elum | 3 |
| Upper Falls | Skamania County | 503 m | Carson | 3 |
| Upper Falls | Stevens County | 506 m | Kettle Falls | 1 |
| Van Horn FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 985 m | Buckley | 4 |
| Victor Falls | Pierce County | 112 m | Bonney Lake | 7 |
| Washboard Falls | Cowlitz County | 352 m | Amboy | 3 |
| Wauhaukaupauken FallsMount Rainier | Pierce County | 1,540 m | Crocker | 3 |
| West Quartz Creek Falls | Yakima County | 920 m | Cle Elum | 3 |
| White River Falls | Chelan County | 664 m | Leavenworth | 3 |
| Wildcat Falls | Pierce County | 298 m | Eatonville | 5 |
| Willapa Falls | Pacific County | 148 m | Raymond | 3 |
| Wilson Creek Falls | Lincoln County | 516 m | Electric City | 2 |
| Hn(wa'(we'elshn (historical) | Spokane County | 583 m | Spokane | 7 |
| Clear Creek Falls | Yakima County | 1,212 m | Tieton | 3 |
| Nespelem Falls | Okanogan County | 491 m | Coulee Dam | 2 |
Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).
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How to photograph waterfalls
Waterfalls photograph best in soft, even light: overcast days, deep shade, or the hour after sunrise before direct sun hits the water. Bright sun on white water blows highlights and adds harsh contrast.
- Use 1/4 to 1 second for a silky look; 1/500 s or faster freezes individual drops.
- A circular polarizer cuts glare on wet rocks and leaves and deepens greens — rotate it while watching the rocks, not the sky.
- Spring snowmelt and the days after heavy rain give the strongest flow; late summer flow can drop to a trickle.
- Look for a foreground: a mossy boulder, a fallen log or the creek's leading lines make a stronger frame than the falls alone.
- Keep a microfiber cloth handy — spray drifts onto the lens, especially at the plunge pool.
Season: Peak flow is usually in late spring; autumn adds color around the falls, and winter can bring ice formations at colder locations.