Waterfall Hikes in British Columbia (BC)

22 Parks
24 Major Cities
444 Waterfalls

to explore

British Columbia is home to 444 waterfall hikes. See waterfalls near major British Columbia cities .

Popular Difficulties

Easy: 152 trails
Moderate: 122 trails
Unknown: 104 trails

Trail Types

Loop: 43 trails
Out And Back: 271 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

4 Waterfalls

19.2 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

3 Waterfalls

2.6 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

3.0 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 Clayton Falls Strong · 17 m³/s 88th percentile
  2. 2 Schoolhouse Falls Strong · 17 m³/s 88th percentile
  3. 3 Artificial Waterfall Strong · 0.3 m³/s 83rd percentile
  4. 4 Hunlen Falls Moderate · 46 m³/s 73rd percentile
  5. 5 Babcock Falls Moderate · 111 m³/s 72nd percentile
  6. 6 Nesbitt's Knee Falls Moderate · 111 m³/s 72nd percentile

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

7.8 km away
In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Hard
15.1 km 750 m

All Waterfall Hikes in British Columbia

Goat River Rapids

British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Gold Creek Upper Falls

14 km away
In Golden Ears Park
British Columbia
Moderate
10.3 km 389 m
Goldstream Falls waterfall

Goldstream Falls

35.3 km away
In Goldstream Park
British Columbia
Easy
1.0 km 30 m

Goodwin Falls

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Moderate
5.3 km Unknown

Goose Lake Falls

57.2 km away
British Columbia
Moderate
3.2 km 188 m
Granite Falls waterfall

Granite Falls

49.8 km away
In Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park
British Columbia
Moderate
Unknown Unknown
Granny Falls waterfall

Granny Falls

16.8 km away
British Columbia
Easy
1.0 km 12 m

Greendrop Lake Falls

53.7 km away
British Columbia
Moderate
10.9 km 469 m
Grizzly Falls waterfall

Grizzly Falls

60.4 km away
British Columbia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown

Grotto Falls

32.7 km away
British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Hallecks Falls waterfall

Hallecks Falls

7.5 km away
British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Hamilton Falls waterfall

Hamilton Falls

21.6 km away
In Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Easy
1.8 km 93 m
Hanging Creek Falls waterfall

Hanging Creek Falls

61 km away
In Pinecone Burke Park
British Columbia
Moderate
8.9 km 795 m

Harmony Falls

0.1 km away
British Columbia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Headquarters Waterfall waterfall

Headquarters Waterfall

9.3 km away
British Columbia
Easy
1.9 km 61 m
Helmcken Falls waterfall

Helmcken Falls

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Easy
1.0 km 102 m
Helmet Falls waterfall

Helmet Falls

In Kootenay National Park
British Columbia
Hard
28.3 km 770 m

Hemp Falls

In Wells Gray Park
British Columbia
Hard
20.0 km Unknown

Hendrix Creek Falls

16.9 km away
British Columbia
Easy
0.6 km 36 m

Hick's Falls

12.4 km away
British Columbia
Easy
6.0 km 137 m

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