{"id":1112,"date":"2021-05-15T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2021-06-05T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T16:33:10","slug":"riffe-lake-and-cowlitz-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=1112","title":{"rendered":"Riffe Lake and Cowlitz Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong>Trip Date:<\/strong> May 8th, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cowlitz River in passes through Lewis County Washington, forming the renowned Cowlitz Valley. This area of Washington is absolutely gorgeous and features some of the best campgrounds and recreational facilities in western Washington, including La Wis Wis campground and the Tatoosh Wilderness. The Muddy Fork Cowlitz River is formed by the drainage of the Cowlitz Glacier on Mount Rainier, while the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River originates from Old Snowy Mountain in the Goat Rock Wilderness area. On this trip I visited two of the major reservoirs formed by large hydroelectric dams on the Cowlitz River, Lake Scanewa and the much larger Riffe Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kosmos Wildlife Area the east end of Riffe Lake mostly consists of wide open  fields of grass near the town of Glenoma, Washington. A day use park in the Kosmos, located at the Riffe Lake shoreline, is an excellent facility to park at and enjoy the peace and beauty that is Riffe Lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Conlay Road was open today, and we traveled east on this forested gravel road to meet up with Falls Road, going down toward the Cowlitz Falls Dam. After visiting the public fishing area below the dam we continued on to Lake Scanewa, the reservoir formed above the dam. The day use area park on Lake Scanewa is a very enjoyable and scenic place to enjoy some of the sights and sounds of nature that Washington State offers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/D24pRGedsEapcS0ljNPcSue8?embed=True\" style=\"border:none; overflow-y: hidden; background-color:white; min-width: 320px; max-width:420px; width:100%; height: 420px;\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riffe Lake and Cowlitz Falls\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkZ59b6-FIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 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src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Clouds-Flirting-with-the-Mountains-731x1024.jpg' width='640' height='897' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Clouds Flirting with the Mountains<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Colorful Shorelines on Riffe Lake\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Colorful-Shorelines-on-Riffe-Lake.jpg' ><img alt='Colorful Shorelines on Riffe Lake' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Colorful-Shorelines-on-Riffe-Lake-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Colorful-Shorelines-on-Riffe-Lake-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Colorful Shorelines on Riffe Lake<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Emma Keeping watch on the Camera Gear\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Keeping-watch-on-the-Camera-Gear.jpg' ><img alt='Emma Keeping watch on the Camera Gear' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Keeping-watch-on-the-Camera-Gear-683x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Emma-Keeping-watch-on-the-Camera-Gear-683x1024.jpg' width='640' height='960' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Emma Keeping watch on the Camera Gear<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Entrance Sign near the Cowlitz Falls Dam Project\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Entrance-Sign-near-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam-Project.jpg' ><img alt='Entrance Sign near the Cowlitz Falls Dam Project' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Entrance-Sign-near-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam-Project-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Entrance-Sign-near-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam-Project-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Entrance Sign near the Cowlitz Falls Dam Project<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Looking back towards the Kosmos Natural Area Day Use Parking Lot\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-back-towards-the-Kosmos-Natural-Area-Day-Use-Parking-Lot.jpg' ><img alt='Looking back towards the Kosmos Natural Area Day Use Parking Lot' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-back-towards-the-Kosmos-Natural-Area-Day-Use-Parking-Lot-1024x731.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-back-towards-the-Kosmos-Natural-Area-Day-Use-Parking-Lot-1024x731.jpg' width='640' height='457' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Looking back towards the Kosmos Natural Area Day Use Parking Lot<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Looking over the Gasslands of the Kosmos Wildlife Area\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-over-the-Gasslands-of-the-Kosmos-Wildlife-Area.jpg' ><img alt='Looking over the Gasslands of the Kosmos Wildlife Area' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-over-the-Gasslands-of-the-Kosmos-Wildlife-Area-683x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Looking-over-the-Gasslands-of-the-Kosmos-Wildlife-Area-683x1024.jpg' width='640' height='960' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Looking over the Gasslands of the Kosmos Wildlife Area<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Nice View from the Lake Scanewa Day Use Area\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nice-View-from-the-Lake-Scanewa-Day-Use-Area.jpg' ><img alt='Nice View from the Lake Scanewa Day Use Area' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nice-View-from-the-Lake-Scanewa-Day-Use-Area-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nice-View-from-the-Lake-Scanewa-Day-Use-Area-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Nice View from the Lake Scanewa Day Use Area<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"On the Shores of Riffe Lake\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-the-Shores-of-Riffe-Lake.jpg' ><img alt='On the Shores of Riffe Lake' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-the-Shores-of-Riffe-Lake-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/On-the-Shores-of-Riffe-Lake-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>On the Shores of Riffe Lake<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Riffe Lake is a Bit Low\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-is-a-Bit-Low.jpg' ><img alt='Riffe Lake is a Bit Low' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-is-a-Bit-Low-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-is-a-Bit-Low-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Riffe Lake is a Bit Low<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Riffe Lake Shorline with Mountains Behind\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-Shorline-with-Mountains-Behind.jpg' ><img alt='Riffe Lake Shorline with Mountains Behind' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-Shorline-with-Mountains-Behind-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Riffe-Lake-Shorline-with-Mountains-Behind-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Riffe Lake Shorline with Mountains Behind<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div 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href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sign-describing-the-History-of-Cowlitz-Falls.jpg' ><img alt='Sign describing the History of Cowlitz Falls' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sign-describing-the-History-of-Cowlitz-Falls-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sign-describing-the-History-of-Cowlitz-Falls-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Sign describing the History of Cowlitz Falls<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Small Pools and Big Shorelline\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Small-Pools-and-Big-Shorelline.jpg' ><img alt='Small Pools and Big Shorelline' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Small-Pools-and-Big-Shorelline-768x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Small-Pools-and-Big-Shorelline-768x1024.jpg' width='640' height='853' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Small Pools and Big Shorelline<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"The Cowlitz River just below the Cowlitz Falls Dam\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Cowlitz-River-just-below-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam.jpg' ><img alt='The Cowlitz River just below the Cowlitz Falls Dam' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Cowlitz-River-just-below-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam-1024x576.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Cowlitz-River-just-below-the-Cowlitz-Falls-Dam-1024x576.jpg' width='640' height='360' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>The Cowlitz River just below the Cowlitz Falls Dam<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Unkown Bird Resing on the Top of a Tree\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Unkown-Bird-Resing-on-the-Top-of-a-Tree.jpg' ><img alt='Unkown Bird Resing on the Top of a Tree' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Unkown-Bird-Resing-on-the-Top-of-a-Tree-1024x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Unkown-Bird-Resing-on-the-Top-of-a-Tree-1024x1024.jpg' width='640' height='640' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Unkown Bird Resing on the Top of a Tree<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Walking back to the Parking Area with Emma\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Walking-back-to-the-Parking-Area-with-Emma.jpg' ><img alt='Walking back to the Parking Area with Emma' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Walking-back-to-the-Parking-Area-with-Emma-683x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Walking-back-to-the-Parking-Area-with-Emma-683x1024.jpg' width='640' height='960' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Walking back to the Parking Area with Emma<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Water, Trees, Mountains, Clouds at Lake Scanewa\" data-lightbox='ftg-1414' rel='ftg-1414' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Water-Trees-Mountains-Clouds-at-Lake-Scanewa.jpg' ><img alt='Water, Trees, Mountains, Clouds at Lake Scanewa' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Water-Trees-Mountains-Clouds-at-Lake-Scanewa-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Water-Trees-Mountains-Clouds-at-Lake-Scanewa-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Water, Trees, Mountains, Clouds at Lake Scanewa<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery('#ftg-1414 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This area of Washington is absolutely gorgeous and features some of the best campgrounds and recreational facilities in western Washington, including La Wis Wis campground and the Tatoosh Wilderness. The Muddy Fork Cowlitz River is formed by the drainage of the Cowlitz Glacier on Mount Rainier, while the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River originates from Old Snowy Mountain in the Goat Rock Wilderness area. 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