Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Lewis River

13 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,100 ft of climbing · 1,700 ft of descent · 1,136 ft–1,794 ft · native material surface · trail No. 31 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 24-36 inches wide

1,778 ft 1,157 ft · 13 mi high 1,793 ft

Trailheads Trailhead: Crab Creek 1,449 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Upper Falls/Quartz Creek 1,765 ft Drive there

Platinum Creek Day-Use Parking (Lewis River) the Forest Service's write-up

reservation required

Provides access to the Quartz Creek Trail and Lewis River Trail . There are 16 spaces for day use parking.

This Trailhead is adjacent to Lewis River Horse Camp .

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Trailhead: Middle Falls the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day · reservation required

Provides access to : Lewis River Trail #31 and Middle Falls Trail #31C .

Parking for up to 8 vehicles. Trailhead is located on Forest Road 90.

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Trailhead: Speed the Forest Service's write-up

Provides access to : Speed Trail #31E a primitive steep trail to the Lewis River.

Located on Forest Road 90. Minimal parking available.

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Trailhead: Upper Falls/Quartz Creek the Forest Service's write-up

reservation required

Provides access to : Lewis River Trail #31 .

Parking for up to 8 vehicles.

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Trailhead: Wright Meadows the Forest Service's write-up

reservation required

Provides access to : Wright Meadows Trail #80

Parking space is available at this trailhead.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.