Upper Stevens Creek Falls is a waterfall on Stevens Creek in Pierce County, Washington, in the Cascades region, with a total height of about 375 feet. It lies about 26.9 miles east of Eatonville and roughly 35.6 miles southeast of South Hill as the crow flies.
At 375 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 94th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country. Stevens Creek carries 6 recorded waterfalls, and Upper Stevens Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 316 recorded waterfalls in Pierce County. Glacier Plain Falls, is under a mile away. Fairy Falls, a 680-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Paradise Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Upper Stevens Creek Falls is located at 46.7972° N, 121.7075° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.