Whatcom Falls Park

A large Bellingham park centered on waterfalls along Whatcom Creek, with trails, playgrounds and picnic areas.

1401 Electric Avenue, Bellingham, WA · Bellingham, WA

About Whatcom Falls Park

Whatcom Falls Park covers roughly 241 acres in Bellingham and is built around falls on Whatcom Creek, which runs from Lake Whatcom toward the bay. Visitors can walk its trails, use playgrounds, sports fields and picnic shelters, fish at the derby pond, or visit the fish hatchery. The park has two entrances, one on Electric Avenue for the sports field and upper playground, and one on Silver Beach Road off Lakeway Drive for the shelters, hatchery and creek bridge.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Whatcom Falls Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Tours
Local Gem
San Juan Airlines
$50+
Scheduled and charter flights linking Bellingham, Anacortes and Seattle to the San Juan Islands, plus scenic air tours.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
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Museums
Whatcom Museum of History and Art
Under $25
A downtown Bellingham museum spread across three connected buildings, showing art, regional history, and Pacific Northwest natural history.
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Sports & Outdoors
Sehome Hill Arboretum
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Sports & Outdoors
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Sports & Outdoors
Birch Bay State Park
Under $25
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