A Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest 5th ed.
Gifford Pinchot Country 
9 Lewis River
Waterfall Entries (refer to hardcopy book for descriptions and directions; page numbers are provided below)

In November 2018, the Forest Service reported the condition of FS Road #90 to the south is deteriorated. Try the following USFS web page for the latest information.

Big Spring Creek Falls (u)
Rating: **
Form: tiered
Magnitude: 23
Access: auto (page 164)
USGS Map: Mount Adams West (2000 ns)
Edition: 5th









Twin Falls
Rating: **
Form: tiered
Magnitude: 64
Access: auto (page 164)
USGS Map: Steamboat Mtn (2000)
Edition: 2nd









Pin Creek Falls (u)
Rating: ***
Form: block
Magnitude: 64
Access: bushwhack (page 164)
USGS Map: Steamboat Mtn (2000 ns)
Edition: 5th




Straight Creek Falls
Rating: **
Form: cascade
Magnitude: 30
Access: trail (page 164)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011 ns)
Edition: 1st




Quartz Creek Falls (u)
Rating: ***
Form: block
Magnitude: 53
Access: trail & bushwhack (page 165)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011 ns)
Edition: 5th



Taitnapum Falls
Rating: ***
Form: block
Magnitude: 70
Access: trail (page 165)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011 ns)
Edition: 3rd









Upper Lewis Falls
Rating: ***
Form: block
Magnitude: 65
Access: trail (page 165)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011)
Edition: 1st









Copper Creek Falls
Rating: **
Form: punchbowl
Magnitude: 44
Access: trail (page 166)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011 nl)
Edition: 1st









Middle Lewis Falls
Rating: **
Form: block
Magnitude: 56
Access: trail (page 167)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011)
Edition: 3rd


Lower Copper Creek Falls (u)
Rating: **
Form: block
Magnitude: 29
Access: trail (page 167)
USGS Map: Quartz Creek Butte (2011 ns)
Edition: 3rd



Lower Lewis Falls
Rating: ****
Form: block
Magnitude: 67
Access: auto (page 167)
USGS Map: Spencer Butte (1998)
Edition: 1st

Others
Located downstream from Straight Creek Falls (described earlier), it is only possible to see the top of Junction Falls (u), USGS Quartz Creek Butte (2011 ns).

Section Line Falls (u), USGS Steamboat Mtn (2000 nl), is in terrain too dangerous for most people to access. Seasonal Snagtooth Creek Falls (u), USGS Quartz Creek Butte (2011 nl), is probably over 300 feet high, but it is not accessible.


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