Lake Fork Falls is a 300-foot waterfall on Lake Fork Depot Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 38.7 miles east of Peaceful Valley and roughly 56.3 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 300 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 121st; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet.
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.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Depot Creek Falls, a 948-foot slide horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Depot Valley Falls, a 423-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Bear Lake Falls, is about 3.1 miles away.
Lake Fork Falls is located at 48.9832° N, 121.2979° 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.