Lucia Falls

Clark County, Washington

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: 15 ft (4.6 m)
Location: Clark County, Washington
Access status: Short path in a county park; no swimming
The walk: WTA lists the loop at 1.1 miles round trip; the falls come into view just past the fork at 0.3 mile
Ground & access: Paved and natural-surface path, nearly level; WTA gives 20 feet of elevation gain.

Washington Trails Association: Lucia Falls

Lucia Falls is a 10-foot drop of the East Fork Lewis River over a channeled bedrock ledge into a large pool, in Lucia Falls Regional Park, a 24-acre Clark County park east of Battle Ground. From the parking area walk down the paved path for 0.3 mile to a fork and go right; the falls and river come into view almost immediately. Continue along the river to Hantwick Road, where the trail turns west and doubles back to the parking area. The county says the park gives a front-row view of steelhead leaping up the falls. Swimming and other water contact are not allowed because the areas near the falls are fish spawning grounds.

Plan your visit

Lucia Falls Regional Park parking area on NE Lucia Falls Road, down the paved path to the fork and right along the river to the falls

WTA gives 1.1 miles round trip for the loop and says the falls come into view almost immediately after the fork at 0.3 mile. The Northwest Waterfall Survey calls it a 5-minute walk from the parking lot.

Paved and natural-surface path, nearly level; WTA gives 20 feet of elevation gain.

Where to start

Lucia Falls Regional Park, 21803 NE Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt, with 47 parking spaces plus 2 disabled stalls, a restroom and picnic tables. From Highway 503, 5.5 miles north of Battle Ground, turn right on Rock Creek Road, which becomes Lucia Falls Road; the park is on the right.

Timing & water

Park hours are 7 a.m. to dusk. The survey says the falls are small in summer and strongest in the wet season.

Before you go

WTA lists no parking pass or entry fee.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Clark County, Washington.

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