Lower French Cabin Falls is a waterfall on French Cabin Creek in Kittitas County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 75 feet. It lies about 13.9 miles northwest of Cle Elum and roughly 48.9 miles southeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 75 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 498th of 941. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls. French Cabin Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 80 feet.
There are 86 recorded waterfalls in Kittitas County. Upper French Cabin Falls, an 80-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Thorp Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Cooper Falls, a 45-foot veiling cascade waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away.
Lower French Cabin Falls is located at 47.3532° N, 121.1228° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.