Rainbow Creek Falls is a waterfall on Rainbow Creek in Clallam County, Washington, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 9 miles east of Forks and roughly 86.8 miles west of Shoreline as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 722nd of 941. The tallest single drop is 21 feet. 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. Rainbow Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 146 feet.
There are 49 recorded waterfalls in Clallam County. Upper Rainbow Creek Falls, is under a mile away. North Fork Sitkum Falls, 20 feet high, is about 1.9 miles away. Seven Step Falls, is about 2.8 miles away.
Rainbow Creek Falls is located at 47.9525° N, 124.1907° 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.