Marymere Falls
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Marymere Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Marymere Falls is located in Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent in Washington, United States. The falls are accessed by a 0.9 mile, well-maintained, dirt trail through an old-growth lowland forest consisting of fir, cedar, hemlock, alder trees and 2 wooden bridges. Falls creek descends from Aurora Ridge and tumbles over Marymere Falls and then flows into Barnes Creek. It has a height of 90.5 feet (27.6 m). The falls is one of the more popular attractions in the area, due to ease of access and proximity to U.S. Highway 101.
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Wikidata Q37905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 28 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 6.2 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 6.2 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
Overlooks nearby
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 11 mi
- Kloshe Nanitch · 14 mi
- Pillar Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aurora Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Aurora Peak-Southwest Summit: 2.2 mi
- Mount Storm King: 2.2 mi
- Peak 4400: 2.8 mi
- Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 4.0 mi
- Camp Rad Park: 10.9 mi
- Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Volunteer Field: 14.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 15.1 mi
- The Gosset Wing: 6.4 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 16.0 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 17.0 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 17.1 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 2.3 mi
- Ancient Groves: 6.4 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 13.8 mi
- Hall of Mosses: 14.5 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 14.7 mi
- Salmon Cascades: 6.6 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 7.1 mi
- Madison Falls: 9.2 mi
- Mineral Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 6.6 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.9 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.9 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 7.0 mi
- Peace Through Trade Bell: 17.2 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 17.7 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 17.7 mi
- Sv. Nikolai Voyage of Exploration memorial: 23.3 mi
- Murdock Beach: 8.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 8.4 mi
- Twin River Surf Beach: 10.8 mi
- West Twin Beach: 11.0 mi
- Olympic Visions: 17.0 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 17.2 mi
- Mother & Child: 17.2 mi
- Oc: 17.3 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 0.5 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Crescent School Garden: 6.2 mi
- Arboretum: 17.8 mi
- Hot spring #31: 9.5 mi
- Hot spring #30: 9.7 mi
- Tree Bluff: 13.0 mi
- North Point: 13.3 mi
- Gettysburg: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Marymere Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus | SSE 168° | 2,430 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Carrie | SSE 149° | 2,125 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Fairchild | SE 145° | 2,108 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ruth Peak | SSE 147° | 2,088 m | 13.4 mi |
| Snow Dome | SSE 167° | 2,068 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Michael | SSE 148° | 2,057 m | 12.6 mi |
| Jackson Spire | SSE 147° | 2,019 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Angeles | ESE 104° | 1,968.4 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:30 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:31 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Feb, May–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,986 | 1,692 | 1,352 | 1,318 | 1,925 | 2,168 | 1,456 | 782 | 572 | 935 | 1,799 | 2,094 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Elwha River AT Mcdonald BR Near Port Angeles, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/432029887
Day trips start here
- Port Angeles · 17 mi
- Olympic National Park · 18 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 19 mi
- Forks · 28 mi
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