Sunset Falls

Sunset Falls: 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 Sunset Falls

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 Sunset Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.81930, -122.24805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Falls

• Silver Star Trail · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Yacolt Burn State Forest · sanctuary · Clark · ~11 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~18 km · Must-see
• Yale Dam · lake · Cowlitz · ~22 km · Must-see
• Battle Ground Lake State Park · lake · Clark · ~24 km · Must-see
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Hill · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Yale Lake · lake · Clark · ~27 km · Must-see
• Carson National Fish Hatchery · park · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wind River Arboretum · park · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scott Point · viewpoint · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lacamas Prairie Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Falls

Other waterfalls near Sunset Falls

• Lower Falls Lacamas Lake · waterfall · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mill Waterfall · waterfall · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Cascades Trail · waterfall · Skamania · ~37 km · Must-see
• Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge · waterfall · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• Starvation Creek Falls · waterfall · Skamania · ~68 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek Upper Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Willamette Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Zigzag Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~82 km · Must-see
• Walupt Creek Falls · waterfall · Lewis · ~112 km · Must-see

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