PADDEN CREEK FALLS
DIRECTIONS - From I-5, take the Samish Way exit and turn right, following the road for around 1.5 miles to Lake Padden Park. A trail goes around the lake with a side trail labeled for the Padden Creek Gorge. Follow this trail a short ways until you come to the Upper Falls. The Lower Falls is another 1/3 of a mile along the trail | |
LOCATION - Lake Padden Park, Bellingham TYPE - Cascades HEIGHT - 8' & 45' WIDTH - 8' & 25' |
RATING - ![]() TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail DIFFICULTY - Easy |
NEARBY WATERFALLS - Samish Falls | The small creek that exits Lake Padden runs through a short gorge going over two small waterfalls in the process. The Upper Falls is around 8' tall and can't even be seen when the water is low without standing in the creek right in front of the falls. The Lower Falls is a taller, wider series of cascades, tumbling through a massive piles of boulders and logs. |
Upper Falls at low flow |
![]() Upper Falls at very high flow |
Lower Padden Falls at very high flow