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Lewis River Falls — Oct. 4, 2019

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
4 photos
Luffles
WTA Member
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Beware of: trail conditions
  • Fall foliage

2 people found this report helpful

 

Hiked from the middle falls parking lot down to the lower falls. Beautiful hike for fall foliage and the falls itself was breathtaking. Lots of bright yellows and oranges on the trail, and the forest itself was beautiful! We saw just a couple other parties on the trail and for the most part felt like we had it all to ourselves.

The trail from the lower to middle falls was closed (I think due to landslides?) at the junction with the "lower" trail up to the middle falls parking area where we had parked, cutting off the triangle. To visit the middle falls we would have had to go up to the lot, then down the "upper" trail in the direction of the upper falls. We opted not to as we were losing light.

Do take time to read the interpretive signs around the viewpoints for the falls to learn a little bit about the relationship between local indigenous people and this place.

Lewis River Falls — Aug. 5, 2019

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region

1 person found this report helpful

 

Hiked from Lower Falls to Middle Falls. Round trip 7.1 miles and 1260 feet climbing. Was in day parking by 10am and trail quiet until we returned towards the lower falls, when party peeps were out with coolers, floaties and all sorts of fun stuff. Highly entertaining. Beautiful stroll and a nice swim at the end!

Lewis River Falls — Jul. 26, 2019

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
 

This trail has been on my list for quite some time. I finally got a chance to head down there from Seattle with my sister. The drive was nice and long , but worth it. We enjoyed every bit of our hike. It was pretty easy, and more like a stroll along the river and through the forest. The lower waterfall gets everyone's attention, but my favorite was the middle waterfall. The only thing is I wish that I'd jumped in the water (it was freezing cold), that I'd brought some water shoes (helps with crossing the river to get to the lower falls area), and that I'd camped in the campgrounds overnight...Oh well! Next time!

Lewis River Falls — Jul. 24, 2019

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
1 photo

2 people found this report helpful

 

Great short hike. Traffic wasn't too bad on the way up or down. Lower parking lot was full. 

Lewis River Falls — Jul. 11, 2019

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region
4 photos
  • Ripe berries

5 people found this report helpful

 

Had a wonderful hike from the Lower Falls to the Upper Falls. Perfect temperature, along the beautiful Lewis River, and great trail with rolling ups and downs. I’d guess it took me about 6 miles total to hike to the upper Falls with a few spurs down to the river for better vantage points.