Falls Creek Falls is a 12-foot waterfall on Falls Creek in Grays Harbor County, Washington, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 33.8 miles north of Hoquiam and roughly 53.1 miles northwest of Olympia as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 920th of 941.
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.
Grays Harbor County holds 25 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cascade Falls, a 20-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Gatton Creek Falls, a 60-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Willaby Creek Falls, a 15-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Falls Creek Falls is located at 47.4686° N, 123.8460° 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 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.