Waterfalls and Lakes

Washington’s diverse landscape features glacial lakes, massive reservoirs, and powerful waterfalls. This collection spans from the 198-foot Palouse Falls, carved by prehistoric floods, to the deep waters of Lake Chelan and the largest natural lake in the state, Ozette Lake. Explore the meromictic soda waters of Soap Lake, the alpine beauty of Tipsoo Lake near Mount Rainier, and the multi-channeled cascades of Sol Duc Falls within the Olympic National Forest.

Sol Duc Falls

This 48-foot waterfall in Olympic National Park is notable for the river splitting into four distinct channels as it drops into a narrow canyon. It is accessible via a 1.6-mile round-trip hike through old-growth forest.

Marymere Falls

Marymere Falls is located in Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent in Washington, United States.

Palouse Falls

Washington's official state waterfall drops 198 feet over basalt cliffs. Formed by the Missoula Floods, the falls sit within a rugged canyon in the Palouse region of southeastern Washington.

Lake Washington

Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle.

Lake Chelan

Lake Chelan is a narrow, 50.5 mi long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S.

Lake Quinault

Lake Quinault is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state.

Lake Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake is the reservoir created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington…

Panther Creek Falls

A 130-foot multi-tiered waterfall in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The falls consist of two main tiers that fan out over moss-covered rock into a scenic pool.

Tipsoo Lake

Tipsoo Lake, at an elevation of 5,298 feet above sea level, is an alpine lake within the Northern Cascade Range near the summit of Chinook…

Image Lake

Image Lake is a tarn in Glacier Peak Wilderness, in the North Cascades of Washington, United States.

Ozette Lake

Lake Ozette is the largest unaltered natural lake in Washington state at 29.5 km2.The Makah name for Lake Ozette was Kahouk meaning "large…

Moses Lake

Moses Lake is a lake and reservoir along the course of Crab Creek, in Washington state, USA.

Soap Lake

Soap Lake is a meromictic soda lake in the town of Soap Lake, Washington formed by the Missoula Floods at the foot of the Grand Coulee.

Elowah Falls

A 289-foot waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge that drops over a sheer basalt cliff into an amphitheater formed by ancient volcanic layers.

Cascade Falls

A waterfall located near Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula. It is accessible via the Quinault Loop Trail system, which winds through temperate rainforest.