Lower Lewis River Falls
Skamania County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 43 ft (13.1 m)
- Location
- Skamania County, Washington
- The walk
- Short viewpoint approach; distance not specified
- Ground & access
- Use paths connect to the riverside trail. A step-free route to each viewpoint is not established.

Photo credit
Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsWTA directs visitors from the Lower Falls day-use parking area to the river trail and multiple Lower Lewis River Falls viewpoints.
Plan your visit
Lower Falls day-use area to Lewis River Trail viewpoints
The longer Lewis River waterfall itinerary continues to other falls; it is not the walking distance to Lower Falls.
Use paths connect to the riverside trail. A step-free route to each viewpoint is not established.
Where to start
Turn off Forest Road 90 into Lower Falls Recreation Area, then right into day use. WTA specifies parking near the restrooms.
Timing & water
Check current access and conditions before travel; the reviewed source does not establish a reliable visiting season.
Before you go
WTA lists a Northwest Forest or Interagency pass year-round and a summer timed permit. Verify the current season dates on Recreation.gov; WTA’s date references are not treated as a current-year permit calendar.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Chickoon Creek Falls78 ft (23.8 m) · Skamania County, WA0.4 miS
- Lower Copper Creek FallsShort national forest trail from a fee trailhead; summer parking reservation required32 ft (9.8 m) · Skamania County, WA1.1 miNE
- Upper Copper Creek FallsShort national forest trail from a fee trailhead; summer parking reservation required26 ft (7.9 m) · Skamania County, WA1.1 miNE
- Middle Lewis River FallsShort national forest trail from a fee trailhead; summer parking reservation required33 ft (10.1 m) · Skamania County, WA1.2 miNE
Upper Lewis River FallsNational forest river trail from the Quartz Creek Trailhead58 ft (17.7 m) · Skamania County, WA2.0 miNE- Taitnapum FallsShort national forest trail from the Quartz Creek Trailhead16 ft (4.9 m) · Skamania County, WA2.2 miNE
- Little Niagara Falls74 ft (22.6 m) · Skamania County, WA3.9 miE
- Tribulation Falls277 ft (84.4 m) · Skamania County, WA4.3 miS
- Big Creek FallsSkamania County, WA4.4 miS