Washington
Curly Creek Falls
51 mi from Portland · ~1.5 hr drive
No height recorded
Curly Creek Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — about 51 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 51 mi · ~1.5 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 46.0590°, -121.9730°
- County
- Skamania
From Wikipedia: Curly Creek Falls, also called Curly/Miller Falls is a 86-foot (26 m) waterfall that flows from Curly Creek just west of the Swift Reservoir, approximately 1150 feet above sea level, located in the U.S. state of Washington. Shortly downstream Curly Creek empties into Lewis River. While flow may run dry in the late season, Curly Creek Falls is unique in having two natural basalt arches apparent at the top of the waterfall. Curly Creek Falls is located north of Interstate 84 in the heart of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. A hiking trail leads from a parking area to the falls. The area around the waterfall is surrounded by moss-covered rocks and a forest of old-growth Douglas fir and hemlock. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Curly Creek Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Curly Creek Falls
The exact location is at 46.0590°, -121.9730° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Portland, OR — 51 miles away (~1.5 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Curly Creek Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.