Falls Creek Falls is a waterfall on Falls Creek in Mason County, Washington, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 150 feet. It lies about 12.7 miles northwest of Shelton and roughly 27.5 miles northwest of Olympia as the crow flies.
At 150 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 280th of 941 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 2 drops.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia. Falls Creek carries 22 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 335 feet.
There are 42 recorded waterfalls in Mason County. Aristine Creek Falls, 90 feet high, is about 1.2 miles away. Fir Creek Falls, 225 feet high, is about 1.3 miles away. Lower Lake West Falls, is about 2.8 miles away.
Falls Creek Falls is located at 47.3220° N, 123.3222° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.