Salmon Cascades
Clallam County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Clallam County, Washington
- Access status
- Roadside parking and a short path to a viewing deck; entrance pass required
- The walk
- A short path from the parking area; no distance is given
- Ground & access
- Short path to a viewing deck.
Salmon Cascades is a short, steep rapid where the Sol Duc River squeezes through a narrow rock gorge in Olympic National Park; the drop is about 5 feet at low flow and close to 15 feet in high water. It is about 7 miles up Sol Duc Valley Road from Highway 101. The cascade is easily seen from the road, and there is parking a short way farther along, with a short path to a deck overlooking the cascade. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Salmon Cascades parking on Sol Duc Valley Road in Olympic National Park, a short path to the deck overlooking the cascade
The Northwest Waterfall Survey says parking is a short distance past the cascade with a short path to a deck. It gives no walking distance.
Short path to a viewing deck.
Where to start
Parking area on Sol Duc Valley Road a short distance past the cascade, about 7 miles from Highway 101.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is mentioned.
Before you go
An Olympic National Park entrance pass is required: $30 per private vehicle for seven days. The park does not accept cash.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Northwest Waterfall Survey: Salmon Cascades
- Northwest Waterfall Survey: Salmon Cascades
- Northwest Waterfall Survey: Salmon Cascades
- Northwest Waterfall Survey: Salmon Cascades
- Northwest Waterfall Survey: Salmon Cascades
- National Park Service: Olympic National Park fees and passes
- National Park Service: Olympic National Park fees and passes
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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