Lower Lewis River Falls

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Lower Lewis River Falls is in the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County, Washington. The trailhead is reached by Forest Road 90 east from the town of Cougar, about a 30-mile drive on a mostly paved forest road.

The falls drops about 43 feet over a 200-foot-wide basalt sill, making it broader than it is tall. It is the lower of three named falls along the Lewis River gorge, with Middle Falls and Upper Falls upstream along the Lewis River Trail.

The plunge pool below the falls is used for swimming on warmer summer days. The water is snow- and glacier-fed off Mount Adams and stays in the high forties Fahrenheit through August. There are no lifeguards and the spray and current near the falls are strong.

Late summer is the easiest time, with the road open, the campground staffed, and the falls in its evenest profile. Spring runoff in May and June carries the most water. Forest Road 90 is typically closed by snow from late November through May.

Yes. A Northwest Forest Pass or an America the Beautiful Pass is required at the Lower Falls Recreation Area trailhead and campground. The Lower Falls Campground operates 43 sites on a reservation basis through Recreation.gov from late May through mid-September.

The Lewis River Trail #31 continues upstream from the Lower Falls about 7 miles, passing Middle Falls, Upper Falls, and several smaller cascades. The full out-and-back is roughly 14 miles. Shorter day trips reach Middle Falls in about 1.5 miles from the Lower Falls trailhead.

The Gifford Pinchot is the home forest for hikers and campers in Portland and southwest Washington, and the Lower Falls is a place many of them return to with kids and grandkids. A Large with a handwritten note has read well as a gift for parents who introduced their family to the river.

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