10 Best Historic Waterfalls in Washington 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: 85 ft. tall; located along an unnamed tributary of the Sultan River, 0.95 mi. S of Echo Lake; Sec 28, T29N, R8E, Willamette Meridian. Name history: Named for Mary Pamela Awad (1945-1993), who visited the location in the late 1980s. The nearest town is Sultan, about 8.1 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Explorer Falls, about 2.6 miles to the west.

Name history: Name changed from Grand Rapids to Rickey Rapids in 1821. Older records also call it Grand Rapids. The nearest town is Kettle Falls, about 6.1 miles to the northeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Meyers Falls, about 5.1 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Slong the Sol Duc River, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) SE of Sol Duc Hot Springs and 5/9 km (3.4 mi) NW of Bogachiel Peak. Older records also call it Soleduck Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 101 Google reviews. The nearest town is Port Angeles, about 21 miles to the northeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Marymere Falls, about 6.9 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: In the South Fork Skykomish River, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SE of Index. Older records also call it Eagle Falls. Visitors rate it 4.4 stars across 16 Google reviews. The nearest town is Gold Bar, about 8.3 miles to the northwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Sunset Falls, about 0.6 miles to the west.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Along Hard Scrabble Falls Creek in Hard Scrabble Falls Gulch, 4.2 miles S of Deming. Older records also call it White Eagle Falls. Visitors rate it 4.6 stars across 9 Google reviews. The nearest town is Sudden Valley, about 5.9 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Nooksack Falls, about 21.6 miles to the northeast.

Name history: Named for Felix LaSota (1886-1980), pioneer, postmaster and civic leader in Pend Oreille County. The nearest town is Newport, about 41 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Granite Falls, about 0.3 miles to the southeast.

Older records also call it Aputaput and Apítapit. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 637 Google reviews. The nearest town is Dayton, about 26 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Little Palouse Falls, about 5.0 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: The falls have a vertical drop of 88 feet. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 260 Google reviews. The nearest town is Peaceful Valley, about 16 miles to the west. The nearest other named waterfall is Mazama Falls, about 4.9 miles to the southeast.

Older records also call it Periwee Falls and Peewee Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 32 Google reviews. The nearest town is Colville, about 39 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Upper Priest Falls, about 18.8 miles to the east.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On Ladder Creek 400 ft up creek from New Halem Power House on Skagit River in Mount Baker National Forest. Visitors rate it 4.0 stars across 25 Google reviews. The nearest town is Darrington, about 33 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Gorge Creek Falls, about 2.8 miles to the northeast.