Pothole Falls
Clark County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Location
- Clark County, Washington
- Access status
- County park trail to a fenced viewpoint; view partly blocked by foliage
- The walk
- 1.1 miles out and back to the falls, or 1.6 miles with the full Round Lake loop, per Hikespeak
- Ground & access
- Gravel and paved park trails with about 200 feet of elevation change on the full loop. The path down to the creek is steep, uses roots as steps and is badly eroded.
Pothole Falls is a broad, roughly 15-foot cascade on Lacamas Creek in Lacamas Lake Regional Park in Camas, with natural potholes carved in the bedrock. From the park lot on NE Everett Street, walk east along the channel between Lacamas Lake and Round Lake to a kiosk near the playground and restrooms. Follow the Round Lake Loop Trail past the fish screen to a junction about a third of a mile from the start, turn left and cross the Round Lake dam. Past marker #8, turn right on a path through the forest for about 150 yards to a fenced viewpoint at the edge of the ravine. Foliage can block the view. A steep, badly eroded path through a gap in the fence leads down to the creek bank. Return the same way, or continue around Round Lake.
Plan your visit
Lacamas Lake Regional Park lot on NE Everett Street, Round Lake Loop Trail across the Round Lake dam, then a side path to the fenced Pothole Falls viewpoint
Hikespeak gives a 1.1-mile out and back to the falls and a 1.6-mile outing that circles Round Lake and visits the falls. The side path to the viewpoint is about 150 yards.
Gravel and paved park trails with about 200 feet of elevation change on the full loop. The path down to the creek is steep, uses roots as steps and is badly eroded.
Where to start
Lacamas Lake Regional Park parking area on NE Everett Street in Camas, just before the channel between Lacamas Lake and Round Lake. An overflow lot is around the corner on NE 35th Avenue.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
No permit is needed, and parking at Lacamas Lake Regional Park is free, per Hikespeak.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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