Lewis River Falls, Curly Creek Falls — Saturday, Jun. 22, 2002

Southwest Washington > Lewis River Region

We parked at the Curly Creek Trailhead which is about 4.5 hours from Seattle. Beginning elevation is 1100' and the ending elevation is 1500', but don't be fooled, total climbing elevation is 1500' to the lower falls. 10 miles total. There a few nice campsites up to about 5-7 miles, but nothing after that. We did see a deer and (we are not experts)some possible bear droppings. Generally the trail is a nice, soft, smooth forest trail through some old growth. We could tell that some good souls worked hard to clear the many winter blow downs and washed out spots. There are still some culverts that are blocked, or removed and setting next to the trail. Once these are inplace, the trail will be in much better conditions. Many small muddy areas, but all are passable. One of the nice features at 5-7 miles is some little Gnome/Hobbit villages that are creatively placed at the base of some of the trees. The kids will really like to look the little doors, balconies, signs and even a little dock and boat launch. We did hear that the trail is closed between the middle and upper falls due to a wash out. We also heard that fishing is good in some areas.