Sams River Falls is a waterfall on Sams River in Jefferson County, Washington, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 34.9 miles southeast of Forks and roughly 58.4 miles northwest of Olympia as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 851st 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.
There are 131 recorded waterfalls in Jefferson County. Merriman Falls, a 40-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 7.6 miles away. Harlow Creek Falls, is about 7.8 miles away. Harlow Lakes Falls, is about 8.4 miles away.
Sams River Falls is located at 47.6053° N, 123.8358° 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.