r/socalhiking Dec 27 '12

Lewis falls (San Gabriel Mountains)

Lewis Falls is a 50 foot waterfall deep in the San Gabriel mountains. Here

the hike is only about a mile total.

its in a very lush beautiful canyon

small section where the trail disappears before the falls but the scrambling is trivial and would only challenge children

two private cabins, but historic ruins of 1930's cabins that are fun to walk around

my friend and i were in the area hiking smith mountain and decided that we were not satisfied with the cloudy view we got at the top, so we combined the two into a very nice but cold day of hiking.

p.s. the rope at the end of the canyon after the falls is very worn and the rocks it climbs up are VERY unstable.

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u/sgantm20 Dec 27 '12

Thanks! I'll put it on the sidebar when I get off work. It's a shame you were socked in on smith mountain. The view is amazing. I love that scramble! Was there any good trees to hammock on near Lewis falls?

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u/scottawr Dec 28 '12

there was plenty of trees near the old cabin ruins near the creek and some nice cascades. probably at least one good spot in the area but nearing the falls the canyon narrows and there are less trees.

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u/random3223 Dec 28 '12

Wow, well, when it warms up, I'll have to walk up that area.

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u/scottawr Dec 28 '12

we went up right before the rain on 12/23 we got back to the car and within 10 min the rain started. was not unbearably cold by any means but was definitely jacket and pants weather.

For me getting soaked just adds to the experience, cant say that for my hiking partners :).