Steep Creek Falls
Skamania County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Skamania County, Washington
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside view from a gravel road; no designated parking; land ownership not stated
- The walk
- No walk needed for the roadside view
- Ground & access
- Roadside view from a gravel road. The bank beside the bridge is steep.
Steep Creek Falls is a 52-foot falls where Steep Creek veils directly into Rock Creek, striking a ledge halfway down. It is beside Rock Creek Road about 5 miles northwest of Stevenson. Take Rock Creek Drive north from Highway 14 past Skamania Lodge, turn left on Ryan Allen Road, then left on Red Bluff Road, which becomes Rock Creek Road. Follow the gravel road about 5 1/2 miles, staying left where a road drops to the right about 2 1/2 miles in, to the bridge over Rock Creek with the falls on the left. Side and head-on views are possible from the road. Visitor guides describe scrambling down beside the bridge to the creek; that is not a built trail and is not described here. Who owns the land along the road is not stated.
Plan your visit
Rock Creek Road (gravel) northwest of Stevenson to the bridge over Rock Creek, where Steep Creek Falls drops into Rock Creek beside the road
The falls are at the Rock Creek bridge, about 5 1/2 miles along the gravel road after Red Bluff Road. No walking distance applies to the roadside view.
Roadside view from a gravel road. The bank beside the bridge is steep.
Where to start
No designated parking; a visitor guide says to find a place to pull off near the bridge. The gravel road is potholed.
Timing & water
No season is stated. Rock Creek runs lower in summer.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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