The water flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet into a deep rocky river canyon.

The falls are a short 2/3 of a mile drive off the Mount Baker Highway, Washington (State Route 542).

[1] The falls were featured in the hunting scene of the movie The Deer Hunter.

Throughout the late 19th century, significant mineral discoveries were made in eastern Whatcom County and in particular the Nooksack Falls region.

One of the claims, known as the Great Excelsior Mine, was located ten miles (16 km) southwest of the Lone Jack Mine and only one mile (1.6 km) from the Nooksack Falls Powerplant.