Hiking Waterfalls in Northern California: A Guide to the Region's Best Waterfall Hikes

by Tracy Salcedo

Overview

Waterfall hikes throughout northern California, from mossy cascades in the redwood forests of the extreme northwest to the storied stone-backed falls of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada, are included in this guide. All waterfalls can be reached via a pleasant day hike (none more than 10-12 miles round trip), and are suitable for hikers of all ages. Whether you are looking for falls in your backyard, or seeking out cascades farther afield, this guide will take you there.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762794577
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/30/2015
Series:	Hiking Waterfalls
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	1,031,747
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tracy Salcedo-Chourré is the author of twelve Best Easy Day Hikes guides, including four to the San Francisco Bay area, as well as Best Hikes Near Reno and Lake Tahoe and Hiking Lassen Volcanic National Park (all FalconGuides). She lives in Glenn Ellen, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 2

Hiking Essentials 4

Map Legend 12

Eureka and Crescent City 13

1 Fern Falls 14

2 Smith River Falls 17

3 Fern Canyon 20

4 Gold Bluffs Beach Falls 24

5 Trillium Falls 26

6 Dora Falls 30

Shasta-Trinity 33

7 McCloud Falls 34

8 Faery Falls 38

9 Canyon Creek Falls 41

10 Brandy Creek Falls 45

11 Crystal Creek Falls 48

12 Whiskey town Falls 52

13 Hedge Creek Falls 54

14 Lower Burstarse Falls 57

15 Sweetbner Falls 60

16 Lion Slide Falls on Hatchet Creek 62

17 Potem Falls 64

Lassen 66

18 Burney Falls 67

19 Bluff Falls 72

20 Mill Creek Falls 74

21 Kings Creek Falls 77

22 Hat Creek Falls 81

23 Battle Creek Falls 84

24 Upper Deer Creek Falls 86

25 Lower Deer Creek Falls 88

Oroville 92

26 Feather Falls 93

27 North Table Mountain Waterfalls 97

28 Chambers Creek Falls 100

Graeagle and the Lakes District 103

29 Little Jamison Falls 104

30 Fern Falls 108

31 Frazier Falls 110

32 Hawley Falls 113

33 Webber Falls 116

34 Big Springs 118

35 Loves Falls 119

Lake Tahoe 121

36 Shirley Canyon Cascades 122

37 Eagle Falls 126

38 Cascade Falls 129

39 Glen Alpine Falls and Modjeska Falls 131

40 Horsetail Falls 135

41 Bass: Falls 139

42 Bridal Veil Falls 142

43 Hot Springs Creek Falls 144

Auburn and Gold Country 148

44 Shingle Falls 149

45 Rush Creek Falls 154

46 Spring Creek Falls 158

47 Little Humbug Creek Falls 160

48 Bear River Falls 164

49 Stevens Trail Falls 167

50 Codfish Falls 170

51 Devils Falls 173

52 Calcutta Falls 175

53 Lake Clementine Spillway Falls 179

54 Hidden Fails 182

55 Grouse Falls 186

56 Jenkinson Lake Falls 188

Mendocino 192

57 Chamberlain Falls 193

58 Russian Gulch Falls 195

59 Stornetta Falls 198

San Francisco Bay Area 201

60 Sugarloaf Fall 202

61 Bouverie Falls 205

62 Indian Valley Falls 210

63 Cascade Falls 213

64 Carson Falls 217

65 Stairstep Falls 220

66 Cataract Falls 224

67 Alamere Falls 228

68 Dawn Falls 232

69 Huntington Falls 236

70 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Waterfall 239

71 Brooks Creek Falls 241

72 Castle Rock Falls 244

73 Berry Creek Falls 247

74 Big Basin Redwoods Waterfalls 251

75 Uvas Canyon Falls 255

76 Abrigo Falls 259

77 Diablo Falls 263

78 Little Yosemite Cascades 267

Monterey and Big Sur 271

79 Garland Ranch Falls 272

80 Pfeiffer Falls 276

81 McWay Falls 279

82 Canyon Falls 282

83 Limekiln Falls 284

Yosemite 286

84 Rainbow Pool 287

85 Carlon Falls 289

86 Wapama Falls 291

87 Foresta Falls 295

88 The Cascades and Wildcat Falls 297

89 Bridalveil Fall 299

90 Ribbon Fall 301

91 Horsetail Fall 302

92 Sentinel Fall 304

93 Illilouette Fall 308

94 Lower Yosemite Fall 311

95 Upper Yosemite Fall 315

96 Staircase Falls 318

97 Vernal Fall 320

98 Nevada Fall 324

99 Chilnualna Fall 328

Resources 330

Hike Index 331

About the Author 333