Falls Lake

Falls Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Falls Lake

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Falls Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 56.82476, -134.70336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Falls Lake

• South Baranof Wilderness · sanctuary · Sitka · ~29 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Sitka · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Furuhelm · viewpoint · Sitka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Bay · beach · Sitka · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Bassie · viewpoint · Sitka · ~41 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Sitka · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Sitka · ~49 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Peak · viewpoint · Sitka · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Verstovia Trail · viewpoint · Sitka · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sitka National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sitka · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church · church · Sitka · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sitka Lutheran Church · church · Sitka · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral · church · Sitka · ~57 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Sitka · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sitka Naval Operating Base (historical) · fort · Sitka · ~59 km · Must-see
• Old Sitka Historical Park · fort · Sitka · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tebenkof Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Petersburg Borough · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kuiu Island · river spot · Petersburg Borough · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Falls Lake

Other waterfalls near Falls Lake

• Four Falls Lake · waterfall · Petersburg Borough · ~25 km
• Cascade Bay · waterfall · Sitka · ~28 km
• Bear Mountain Waterfall · waterfall · Sitka · ~48 km
• Waterfall Cove · waterfall · Sitka · ~53 km
• Indian River Falls · waterfall · Sitka · ~55 km
• Kasnyku Falls · waterfall · Sitka · ~56 km
• Hidden Falls Lake · waterfall · Sitka · ~57 km
• Waterfall Lake · waterfall · Sitka · ~132 km
• Waterfall Cove · waterfall · Sitka · ~133 km
• Waterfall Peak · waterfall · Petersburg Borough · ~149 km

All waterfalls in Petersburg Borough

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