Waterfalls of Washington

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The state of Washington perhaps epitomizes the personality, climate, and geology of the Pacific Northwest. Indeed, it has got a notoriously wet climate as well as favorable geology for waterfalls thanks to its volcanoes. Many of the falls can be visited in a reasonable day trip from metropolitan areas such as the Seattle. However, there are others spread throughout the state, such as in the south near the active Mt St Helens, the west on the Olympic Peninsula, the eastern part of the state closer to Spokane, or even at the state's iconic Mt Rainier.

Perhaps the most famous of the waterfalls in the state is Snoqualmie Falls, which is a short distance further inland from Seattle (which is why it's very popular). Not to be outdone, we have also visited the regal Palouse Falls in the remote southeast region of the state, which we liked so much that we have made room for it on our Top 10 USA Waterfalls List.

While Washington is known as the evergreen state for a reason, we have also visited parts of the state that have managed to defy that reputation. It's surprises like this that make us certain that with repeated trips to this state, we'll be collecting many more waterfall sightings in varied landscapes that will continue to shatter our preconceived notions of what we think we know about the state. Yet it's these humbling moments that make us yearn for travel, and we can't wait to be humbled yet again.

In the mean time, have a look at our humble sampling of waterfalls we've seen so far.




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WATERFALLS

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4 Snoqualmie Falls near Issaquah / near Seattle	2 Twin Falls near Issaquah / near Seattle	3.5 Wallace Falls near Gold Bar
3 Falls Creek Falls Gifford Pinchot National Forest	2.5 Big Creek Falls Gifford Pinchot National Forest	1 Curly Creek Falls Gifford Pinchot National Forest
2 Madison Falls Olympic National Park	2 Marymere Falls Olympic National Park	1.5 Beaver Falls Olympic National Park
2.5 Sol Duc Falls Olympic National Park	2.5 Rocky Brook Falls Dosewallips State Park	4 Spray Falls Mt Rainier National Park
4 Comet Falls Mt Rainier National Park	2.5 Van Trump Falls Mt Rainier National Park	2 Christine Falls Mt Rainier National Park
3.5 Narada Falls Mt Rainier National Park	2.5 Myrtle Falls Mt Rainier National Park	2 Martha Falls Mt Rainier National Park
4.5 Palouse Falls LaCrosse / Franklin County

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