Prospector Falls

RATING - 22.4

VR - 3.6 (Sm/Med) HR - 4.0 SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside

DIFFICULTY - Very Easy

LOCATION - Lake Whatcom Area

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 95'

WIDTH - 10'

DIRECTIONS - This little waterfall is located right next to I-5 at Milepost 245 just south of Bellingham and the bottom section can be seen from the car. You must be going northbound to see it. It's really not worth the trouble of getting out of the car usually so just take a quick peak as you cruise by.

Prospector Falls is located along the North Lake Whatcom Trail just east of Bellingham. The falls are about 1 mile up the trail which is a very nice walk anyway. During the summer this creek gets pretty small but never runs dry. I recommend visiting the falls in autumn after a few days of rain. That way the creek should be higher and the trail is lined by a tremendous variety of trees so the kids can have fun looking for different types of leaves.