California trails · Waterfall hikes

Waterfall hikes in California

151 trails in California reach a named waterfall. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
NST - Pacific Crest	186.3 mi	—	Cold Springs, Lookout Rock
John Muir	14.1 mi	—	Minaret Falls, Johnston Lake
North Fork Big Pine Creek	7.8 mi	—	Big Pine Lake, Second Falls
Upper Mccloud River	15.8 mi	—	Lower Falls, Upper Falls
John Muir Trail	6.2 mi	—	Clark Point, Nevada Fall
Skyline To The Sea Trail	18.1 mi	—	Bulls Spring, Berry Creek Falls
Gabrielino National Recreatiion Trail	26.8 mi	—	Newcomb Pass, Red Box Gap
Yosemite Falls Trail	3.0 mi	—	Columbia Rock, Eagle Tower
Live Oak Springs	7.7 mi	—	Live Oak Spring, Hidden Falls
Last Chance	10.1 mi	—	Jackson Falls
East Carson River	17.7 mi	—	Wolf Creek Lake, Carson Falls
Fish Creek	18.9 mi	—	Rainbow Falls, Iva Bell Hot Springs
Saratoga Gap Trl	2.6 mi	—	Castle Rock Falls, Goat Rock
Silver King Trail	13.7 mi	—	Llewellyn Falls
Ridge Trl	1.8 mi	—	Goat Rock, Castle Rock Falls
Kelsey Creek	7.7 mi	—	Maple Falls, Paradise Lake
Kern Canyon	9.4 mi	—	Kern Hot Spring, Chagoopa Falls
Golden Trout Creek	9.2 mi	—	Natural Bridge, Volcano Falls
Crumbaugh Lake Trail	2.5 mi	—	Mill Creek Falls, Cold Boiling Lake
Clear Creek	21.7 mi	—	Wilderness Falls
Poison Flat Trail	5.9 mi	—	Mill Creek, Clear Lake
Chilnualna Falls Trail	3.7 mi	—	Chilnualna Fall, Chilnualna Fall viewpoint
Mist Trail	1.6 mi	—	Emerald Pool, Silver Apron
Eagle Falls Trail	4.2 mi	—	Eagle Falls, Middle Velma Lake
Bench Lake Trail	2.6 mi	—	Bench Lake, Kings Creek Falls
Canyon Creek	6.3 mi	—	Canyon Creek Falls
Berry Creek Falls Trail	0.9 mi	—	Silver Falls, Berry Creek Falls
Panorama Trail	2.1 mi	—	Panorama Point, Illilouette Falls
Mammoth Lks Pack-Mammoth Pass	1.3 mi	—	Twin Falls, Lake Mamie
North Fork Cold Spring Trail	2.2 mi	—	Tangerine Falls, Tangerine Falls Overlook
Superior Lake	5.3 mi	—	Minaret Falls, Superior Lake
Lower Yosemite Fall Trail	1.4 mi	—	Lower Yosemite Fall, Lower Yosemite Falls Vista Point
Kings Creek Trail	3.1 mi	—	Kings Creek Falls, Kings Creek Falls Viewpoint
Sunset Trail	4.5 mi	—	Silver Falls, Golden Falls
Lewis Creek National Recreatiion Trail	2.8 mi	—	Red Rock Falls, Corlieu Falls
Indian Falls Ridge	5.7 mi	—	Indian Falls
Marble Falls	3.2 mi	—	Marble Falls
East Fork Coffee Creek	4.5 mi	—	Kickapoo Waterfall
Long Lake Trail	3.1 mi	—	Fern Falls, Long Lake
Glen Alpine	2.9 mi	—	Glen Alpine Spring, Sawyier Falls
Aptos Creek Trl	3.1 mi	—	Fiver Finger Falls
Horse-Cattle Creek	5.4 mi	—	Horsetail Falls
Mist Falls	3.4 mi	—	Mist Falls
Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail	1.5 mi	—	Dawn Falls, Knob Hill
Roaring River Falls West Side	0.1 mi	—	Roaring River Falls, Roaring River Falls
Transverse Drive Trail	0.3 mi	—	Rainbow Falls, Lloyd Lake
Roaring River Falls	0.2 mi	—	Roaring River Falls, Roaring River Falls
Darrington Trail	7.9 mi	—	Salmon Falls (historical)
Feather Falls Trail	3.9 mi	—	Feather Falls
Knobcone Trail	0.4 mi	—	Black Rock Falls, Upper Falls
Ney Springs Creek	0.6 mi	—	Faery Falls, Ney Springs
Feather Falls Upper	4.4 mi	—	Feather Falls
Mill Creek Falls Trail	1.7 mi	—	Mill Creek Falls, Mill Creek Falls Viewpoint
Salmon Creek	4.1 mi	—	Salmon Creek Falls
San Diego River Gorge Trail	2.7 mi	—	Cedar Creek Falls
Lower Rainbow Falls	1.7 mi	—	Rainbow Falls, Lower Rainbow Falls
Willow Creek	2.0 mi	—	Angel Falls
Royal Arches Descent	0.0 mi	—	Royal Arch Cascade, Royal Arches
Tangerine Falls Overlook Trail	0.0 mi	—	Tangerine Falls, Tangerine Falls Overlook
Cataract Tr	1.6 mi	—	Cataract Falls