Washington
Lava Canyon Falls
54 mi from Portland · ~1.5 hr drive
132ft tall
≈ 40 m
≈ 40 m
Lava Canyon Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — a substantial cascade dropping 132 feet, about 54 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 54 mi · ~1.5 hr drive
- Height
- 132 ft (40 m)
- Coordinates
- 46.1700°, -122.0829°
From Wikipedia: Lava Canyon Falls drops 200 feet along the Muddy River in Skamania County, Washington. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Lava Canyon Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Lava Canyon Falls
The exact location is at 46.1700°, -122.0829° — 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 — 54 miles away (~1.5 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Chocolate Falls
4 miles from Lava Canyon Falls
Paradise Falls
6 miles from Lava Canyon Falls · 126 ft
Loowit Falls
6 miles from Lava Canyon Falls · 186 ft
Middle Loowit Falls
6 miles from Lava Canyon Falls
Step Falls
6 miles from Lava Canyon Falls · 115 ft
Lower Step Falls
6 miles from Lava Canyon Falls · 98 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Lava Canyon 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.