Lower St. Louis Falls

RATING - 23.2

VR - 3.6 (Sm/M) HR - 2.0 SR - 16/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Medium

LOCATION - Deer Creek Road

TYPE - Curtain

HEIGHT - 30'

WIDTH - 15'

GPS - N48 06.566 W121 34.781

ELEVATION - 2547'

DIRECTIONS - Drive along the Mountain Loop Highway and turn off onto Deer Creek Road (FR 4052). In about 3.5 miles, the road crosses over Deer Creek, the falls are just downstream from here. I parked at a pullout just past the creek and then bushwhacked through the woods to end up downstream from the falls a short distance. From there it was an easy rock hop up towards the base. It should be noted that the road is not in great shape and you may have a hard time getting by one spot before the falls without high clearance and/or 4WD.

A short distance downstream from St. Louis Falls, Deer Creek drops over a lower waterfall that is not as large, but is probably a prettier waterfall. The creek spreads out to about 15' wide and then drops 30' in a gorgeous curtain of water. While the top of the falls is only about 30' from the road, getting down to the bottom for a clear view was pretty difficult. All the tiny variations in the way the water falls means this could be a very photographic waterfall with the right lighting. During the snowmelt season, a second, seasonal waterfall can be seen a short distance downstream dropping into Deer Creek.