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 3 hours ago

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

  1. 1 Canary Falls Roaring ยท 71 mยณ/s 100th percentile
  2. 2 Flatbed Falls Roaring ยท 5.7 mยณ/s 100th percentile
  3. 3 Nesbitt's Knee Falls Roaring ยท 71 mยณ/s 100th percentile
  4. 4 Kinuseo Falls Roaring ยท 71 mยณ/s 100th percentile
  5. 5 Mini Falls Roaring ยท 5.7 mยณ/s 100th percentile
  6. 6 Martin Falls Roaring ยท 1.6 mยณ/s 100th percentile

Likely frozen right now in British Columbia

Updated about 13 hours ago

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

  1. 1 Helmet Falls Partly frozen ยท 0 days below freezing ยท BC
  2. 2 Seven Veils Falls Partly frozen ยท 0 days below freezing ยท BC
  3. 3 Diableret Falls Partly frozen ยท 0 days below freezing ยท 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

One Eye Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Onyx Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
3.1 km 105 m
Osprey Falls waterfall

Osprey Falls

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Moderate
2.3 km 170 m

Ottertail Falls

In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Hard
Unknown 351 m
Overlander Falls waterfall

Overlander Falls

British Columbia
Easy
1.0 km 53 m

Oyster River Falls

British Columbia
Easy
0.8 km 15 m

Palisade Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Paradise Falls waterfall

Paradise Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Peaches & Cream Falls

British Columbia
Easy
0.3 km Unknown

Pedley Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Pemberton Creek Falls waterfall

Pemberton Creek Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
1.6 km Unknown

Perry Creek Falls

British Columbia
Easy
2.4 km 132 m

Phantom Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Phi Alpha Falls

British Columbia
Hard
13.8 km 1032 m

Piggott Creek Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
8.5 km 130 m
Pine Creek Falls waterfall

Pine Creek Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
3.7 km 105 m

Pinecone Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Place Creek Falls waterfall

Place Creek Falls

British Columbia
Moderate
5.0 km 90 m
Point Lace Falls waterfall

Point Lace Falls

In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Easy
5.1 km 40 m

Potlatch Falls

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

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