Step Falls

Step 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 Step 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 Step Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.22378, -122.18924. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Step Falls

• Crater Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument · sanctuary · Skamania · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~5 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Skamania · ~8 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~9 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~11 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Dome · viewpoint · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Margaret · viewpoint · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Minnie Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Whittier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Merrill Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Step Falls

Other waterfalls near Step Falls

• Cedar Mill Waterfall · waterfall · Clark · ~55 km · Must-see
• Walupt Creek Falls · waterfall · Lewis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Cascades Trail · waterfall · Skamania · ~84 km · Must-see
• Christine Falls · waterfall · Pierce · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lower Falls Lacamas Lake · waterfall · Clark · ~87 km · Must-see
• Starvation Creek Falls · waterfall · Skamania · ~92 km · Must-see
• Myrtle Falls Mt. Rainier · waterfall · Pierce · ~95 km · Must-see
• Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge · waterfall · Clark · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · Clark · ~96 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek Upper Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~127 km · Must-see

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