Fall Mountain Lookout
USFS · Lookout/Cabin · Fee
Fast facts
- Cost
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- USFS
- Type
- Lookout/Cabin
- Hours
- Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.; Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
- Reservations
- recreation.gov
- Nearest dump station
- Bull Prairie Campground · 56.3 mi
- Coordinates
- 44.2937, -119.0427
- Last verified
- September 18, 2026
About this place
As the afternoon slides into evening, gaze across the valley from your perch on the Fall Mountain Lookout. Watch as flashes of lightning cut jagged white lines through the dusky light. As quickly as it appears, the summer heat storm rolls away and the setting sun peaks beneath a blanket of clouds in a blaze of gold and orange. The next morning stand in the same spot and search the distance for any tails of smoke curling up between the timbers. Welcome to the life of a lookout. This rustic one-room cabin, with windows all around is atop an 18-foot tower with a wooden catwalk. Unlike most lookouts, Fall Mountain Lookout is wired for electricity and is equipped with electric lights, heating, cook stove and refrigerator. It is furnished with a futon bed. There is no water available on site visitors must bring plenty of water for drinking, cooking and washing. A vault toilet is located near the lookout.
From the USFS.Official page
Is Fall Mountain Lookout free?
No. Fall Mountain Lookout charges a fee. It is managed by the USFS. Sites are reservable through recreation.gov.
How do I get to Fall Mountain Lookout?
From the trailhead, walk around the steel gate and Forest Service Road 5401811 and continue west and south on this road for about 3 miles to the West Fork Pine Creek Trail.
Nearby
SourceData from the USFS. Last synced September 18, 2026. Community reports and photos are submitted by travelers and are not verified by the agency.
