Waterfall Hikes in British Columbia (BC)

22 Parks
24 Major Cities
438 Waterfalls

to explore

British Columbia is home to 438 waterfall hikes. See waterfalls near major British Columbia cities .

Popular Difficulties

Easy: 150 trails
Moderate: 118 trails
Unknown: 104 trails

Trail Types

Loop: 40 trails
Out And Back: 268 trails
Unknown: 130 trails

Featured Parks

Wells Gray Park
Pinecone Burke Park
Yoho National Park

Parks in British Columbia

Sylvia Falls, Wells Gray Park

British Columbia

34 Waterfalls

90.55 Total Trail Miles

Crystal Falls, Pinecone Burke Park

British Columbia

13 Waterfalls

32.6 Total Trail Miles

Angel's Staircase Falls, Yoho National Park

British Columbia

11 Waterfalls

38.37 Total Trail Miles

Della Falls, Strathcona Park

British Columbia

5 Waterfalls

25.7 Total Trail Miles

Cottonwood Falls, Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park

British Columbia

5 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

James Bruce Falls, Princess Louisa Marine Park

British Columbia

4 Waterfalls

1.3 Total Trail Miles

Mike Falls, Golden Ears Park

British Columbia

4 Waterfalls

11.5 Total Trail Miles

Shadow Falls, E.C. Manning Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

15.5 Total Trail Miles

Granite Falls, Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

7.0 Total Trail Miles

Little Qualicum Falls, Little Qualicum Falls Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

4.5 Total Trail Miles

Brandvold Falls, Garibaldi Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

11.1 Total Trail Miles

Englishman River Upper Falls, Englishman River Falls Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

2.2 Total Trail Miles

Numa Falls, Kootenay National Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

18.5 Total Trail Miles

Niagara Falls, Goldstream Park

British Columbia

3 Waterfalls

1.9 Total Trail Miles

Shannon Falls, Stawamus Chief Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

4.55 Total Trail Miles

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Cliff Falls, Kanaka Creek Regional Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

5.6 Total Trail Miles

Kinuseo Falls, Monkman Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

1.5 Total Trail Miles

Elk Falls, Elk Falls Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

3.4 Total Trail Miles

Marble Canyon, Carmanah Walbran Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Hunlen Falls, Tweedsmuir Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

20.4 Total Trail Miles

Cariboo Falls, Bowron Lake Park

British Columbia

2 Waterfalls

2.8 Total Trail Miles

Flowing strongest right now in British Columbia

Updated about 1 hour ago

Ranked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.

  1. 1 Jesse Falls Roaring · 2.2 m³/s 100th percentile
  2. 2 Waves Roaring · 1.0 m³/s 100th percentile
  3. 3 Diableret Falls Roaring · 1.0 m³/s 100th percentile
  4. 4 Martin Falls Roaring · 0.7 m³/s 100th percentile
  5. 5 Sikanni Chief Falls Roaring · 20 m³/s 100th percentile
  6. 6 Josephine Falls Strong · 4.1 m³/s 84th percentile

Likely frozen right now in British Columbia

Updated about 21 hours ago

Ranked by sustained cold at each falls, from daily temperatures, LiDAR aspect, and stream flow. Bring microspikes.

  1. 1 Diableret Falls Likely frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC
  2. 2 Seven Veils Falls Likely frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC
  3. 3 Helmet Falls Likely frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC
  4. 4 Waves Likely frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC
  5. 5 Cerberus Falls Likely frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC
  6. 6 Twin Falls Partly frozen · 0 days below freezing · BC

Best Waterfall Hikes in British Columbia

Our top picks based on trail quality and scenic value.

Hunlen Falls waterfall

Hunlen Falls

In Tweedsmuir Park
British Columbia
Hard
32.8 km 800 m
Della Falls waterfall

Della Falls

In Strathcona Park
British Columbia
Moderate
32.0 km 540 m
Helmet Falls waterfall

Helmet Falls

In Kootenay National Park
British Columbia
Hard
28.3 km 770 m
Waves waterfall

Waves

In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Hard
17.2 km 425 m
Christina Falls waterfall

Christina Falls

British Columbia
Hard
16.3 km 566 m
Twin Falls waterfall

Twin Falls

In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Hard
15.1 km 750 m

All Waterfall Hikes in British Columbia

30-Foot Pool waterfall

30-Foot Pool

British Columbia
Moderate
2.3 km 86 m
5th Falls waterfall

5th Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Airplane Basin Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
12.9 km 608 m

Akolkolex Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
6.1 km 323 m

Albert Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Alexander Falls waterfall

Alexander Falls

British Columbia
Drive Up
Unknown Unknown

Allison Falls

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Hard
8.0 km 534 m

Alvin Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
American Creek Falls waterfall

American Creek Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
1.1 km 143 m
Ammonite Falls waterfall

Ammonite Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
4.8 km 203 m

Anderson Creek Waterfalls

British Columbia
Moderate
Unknown Unknown
Angel's Staircase Falls waterfall

Angel's Staircase Falls

In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Easy
5.5 km 197 m

Aqueduct Falls

British Columbia
Easy
Unknown Unknown
Are Falls waterfall

Are Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Artificial Waterfall waterfall

Artificial Waterfall

British Columbia
Drive Up
Unknown Unknown
Ashlu Falls waterfall

Ashlu Falls

British Columbia
Drive Up
Unknown Unknown
August Creek Falls waterfall

August Creek Falls

In Carmanah Walbran Park
British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

B.X. Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
6.0 km 174 m

Babcock Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
2.3 km 54 m
Bailey's Chute waterfall

Bailey's Chute

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Easy
1.3 km 30 m

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