Landslide Falls

Landslide Falls is a series of cascades on Wells Creek. The only drop that can be seen clearly is the top one, the 15' tall drop shown below. There are about 35' worth of bedrock cascades at the top of the falls that should count as the actual waterfall. Below this upper section, the creek continues to drop through massive boulders for another 150 vertical feet (see below right). In total, the falls drop about 200' over a horizontal distance of about 400' but only the top portion is bedrock based.

It appears that this was once the site of a much better waterfall, perhaps dropping the entire 200'. A massive landslide came roaring down the mountain and covered most of whatever the waterfall used to be. Now the waterfall isn't horribly exciting, but it's easy enough to get to and the upper parts are pretty in their own right.

RATING - 24.0


VR - 8.0 (Big) HR - 2.0 SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Fairly Easy

LOCATION - Wells Creek Road

TYPE - Cascades

HEIGHT - 35'

WIDTH - 30'

GPS - N48 52.970 W121 46.779

ELEVATION - 2336'

DIRECTIONS - Drive out Wells Creek Road to Nooksack Falls and then continue for 3.1 miles to a small pullout on the right. Head into the woods towards Wells Creek. The going is fairly easy through the woods. You should come out somewhere near the falls in around 1/5 of a mile. If not, head downstream a little further. Getting to the top of the falls is very easy, but getting clear views of the lower boulder cascades is pretty tough.