Little Niagara Falls is a waterfall on Tillicum Creek in Skamania County, Washington, in the Cascades region, with a total height of about 74 feet. It lies about 29.9 miles north of Carson and roughly 54.8 miles northeast of Gresham as the crow flies.
At 74 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 512th of 941. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
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. Tillicum Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Little Niagara Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 244 recorded waterfalls in Skamania County. Tillicum Creek Falls, a 30-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Taitnapum Falls, a 16-foot block waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. Upper Lewis River Falls, a 58-foot block waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away.
Little Niagara Falls is located at 46.1580° N, 121.7997° 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.