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Lower Marble Creek Falls Hike

Overview

PacifiCorp’s oldest dam on the Lewis River backs up Merwin Lake for 14 ½ miles and effectively drowns Shirttail Canyon. The dam was completed in 1932 and is named after T.L. Merwin, Vice President of the utility company that built the dam, Northwest Electric. Merwin Park, right at the dam wall, is a PacifiCorp park which offers ADA access to pretty 33-foot Lower Marble Creek Falls via a short trail. It should be noted that there is no public access to Upper Marble Creek Falls, a much taller cascade at 92 feet, just north of Highway 503.

Trail Stats

Duration
32 min
Length
1.9 km
Elevation Gain
21 m
High Point
94 m
Low Point
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Grade
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Photos

500px On the Marble Creek Falls Trail%2C Merwin Park
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500px Marble Creek Falls%2C Merwin Park
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View to Merwin Dam%2C Marble Creek Falls Trail%2C Merwin Park
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