Happy Creek Falls is an 82-foot waterfall on Happy Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 41.2 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 66 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 82 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 468th of 941 with a recorded height. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls. Happy Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 126 feet.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Ruby Falls, is under a mile away. Lillian Creek Falls, is about 1 miles away. Cedar Hollow Falls, a 126-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Happy Creek Falls is located at 48.7217° N, 121.0406° 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.