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Waterfalls & hot springs in California

4,338 natural water features, ranked by our score. Top of the list: Yosemite Falls.

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Yosemite Falls
10/ 10
No. 0001 · CALIFORNIA

Yosemite Falls

1,430 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,430 ftDrop everything
The Cascades
9.5/ 10
No. 0002 · CALIFORNIA

The Cascades

A major 5-tier plunge on Cascade Creek.

Waterfall500 ftDrop everything
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9.5/ 10
No. 0003 · CALIFORNIA

Garlic Falls

A 6-tier plunge on Garlic Meadow Creek.

Waterfall300 ftDrop everything
Bridalveil Fall
9.4/ 10
No. 0004 · CALIFORNIA

Bridalveil Fall

A major plunge on Bridalveil Creek.

Waterfall629 ftDrop everything
Feather Falls
9.4/ 10
No. 0005 · CALIFORNIA

Feather Falls

A veiling plunge on Fall River.

Waterfall410 ftDrop everything
Horsetail Falls
9.4/ 10
No. 0006 · CALIFORNIA

Horsetail Falls

A 6-tier waterfall on Pyramid Creek.

Waterfall483 ftDrop everything
Nevada Fall
9.4/ 10
No. 0007 · CALIFORNIA

Nevada Fall

A major veiling horsetail on Merced River.

Waterfall594 ftDrop everything
Royal Arch Cascade
9.4/ 10
No. 0008 · CALIFORNIA

Royal Arch Cascade

1,250 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,250 ftDrop everything
Silver Strand Falls
9.4/ 10
No. 0009 · CALIFORNIA

Silver Strand Falls

A major horsetail on Meadow Brook.

Waterfall560 ftDrop everything
Vernal Fall
9.4/ 10
No. 0010 · CALIFORNIA

Vernal Fall

A vertical curtain on Merced River.

Waterfall317 ftDrop everything
Wapama Falls
9.4/ 10
No. 0011 · CALIFORNIA

Wapama Falls

1,310 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,310 ftDrop everything
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9.4/ 10
No. 0012 · CALIFORNIA

Ash Creek Falls

A horsetail on Ash Creek.

Waterfall290 ftDrop everything
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9.3/ 10
No. 0013 · CALIFORNIA

Big Falls

A 3-tier plunge on Falls Creek.

Waterfall240 ftDrop everything
Chilnualna Falls
9.1/ 10
No. 0014 · CALIFORNIA

Chilnualna Falls

A 3-tier plunge on Chilnualna Creek.

Waterfall200 ftDrop everything
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9.1/ 10
No. 0015 · CALIFORNIA

Rose Valley Falls

A 2-tier plunge on Rose Valley Creek.

Waterfall200 ftDrop everything
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9/ 10
No. 0016 · CALIFORNIA

Cliff Creek Falls

A 3-tier waterfall on Cliff Creek.

Waterfall200 ftDrop everything
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9/ 10
No. 0017 · CALIFORNIA

Widow's Tears

1,200 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,200 ftDrop everything
Illilouette Fall
8.9/ 10
No. 0018 · CALIFORNIA

Illilouette Fall

A veiling plunge on Illilouette Creek.

Waterfall381 ftDrop everything
Lehamite Falls
8.9/ 10
No. 0019 · CALIFORNIA

Lehamite Falls

1,180 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Cascade1,180 ftDrop everything
Ribbon Fall
8.9/ 10
No. 0020 · CALIFORNIA

Ribbon Fall

1,612 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,612 ftDrop everything
Sentinel Fall
8.9/ 10
No. 0021 · CALIFORNIA

Sentinel Fall

A major 9-tier waterfall on Sentinel Creek.

Waterfall500 ftDrop everything
Tueeulala Falls
8.9/ 10
No. 0022 · CALIFORNIA

Tueeulala Falls

A major plunge on Falls Creek.

Waterfall880 ftDrop everything
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8.9/ 10
No. 0023 · CALIFORNIA

Chain Cascade

1,150 ft — one of the tallest in the country.

Waterfall1,150 ftDrop everything
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8.9/ 10
No. 0024 · CALIFORNIA

Chinquapin Falls

A horsetail on Indian Creek.

Waterfall350 ftDrop everything
Wildcat Falls
8.8/ 10
No. 0025 · CALIFORNIA

Wildcat Falls

A 5-tier horsetail on Wildcat Creek.

Waterfall150 ftDrop everything
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8.8/ 10
No. 0026 · CALIFORNIA

Stevenson Creek Falls

A waterfall on Stevenson Creek.

Waterfall380 ftDrop everything
The Cascades
8.4/ 10
No. 0027 · CALIFORNIA

The Cascades

A 4-tier steep sliding cascade on Kings Creek.

Cascade109 ftWorth the drive
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8.4/ 10
No. 0028 · CALIFORNIA

New York Canyon Falls

A plunge on New York Canyon Creek.

Waterfall300 ftWorth the drive
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8.4/ 10
No. 0029 · CALIFORNIA

Niagara Creek Falls

A 4-tier waterfall on Niagra Creek.

Waterfall300 ftWorth the drive
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8.3/ 10
No. 0030 · CALIFORNIA

Pywiack Cascade

A major waterfall on Tenaya Creek.

Waterfall660 ftWorth the drive
Silver Apron
8.2/ 10
No. 0031 · CALIFORNIA

Silver Apron

A gradual sliding cascade on Merced River.

Cascade92 ftWorth the drive
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8/ 10
No. 0032 · CALIFORNIA

Whiskeytown Falls

A 3-tier horsetail on East Fork Crystal Creek.

Waterfall71 ftWorth the drive
Burney Falls
7.9/ 10
No. 0033 · CALIFORNIA

Burney Falls

A segmented horsetails on Burney Creek.

Waterfall114 ftWorth the drive
Tamarack Falls
7.8/ 10
No. 0034 · CALIFORNIA

Tamarack Falls

A horsetail on Tamarack Creek.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
Bonita Falls
7.7/ 10
No. 0035 · CALIFORNIA

Bonita Falls

A 4-tier waterfall.

Waterfall160 ftWorth the drive
Tenaya Falls
7.6/ 10
No. 0036 · CALIFORNIA

Tenaya Falls

A segmented plunges on Tenaya Creek.

Waterfall88 ftWorth the drive
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7.6/ 10
No. 0037 · CALIFORNIA

Tenaya Cascade

A waterfall on Tenaya Creek.

Waterfall150 ftWorth the drive
Lee Vining Falls
7.5/ 10
No. 0038 · CALIFORNIA

Lee Vining Falls

A steep tiered cascades on Lee Vining Creek.

Cascade75 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0039 · CALIFORNIA

Foresta Falls

A 7-tier horsetail on Crane Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth the drive
Ellery Lake Falls
7.4/ 10
No. 0040 · CALIFORNIA

Ellery Lake Falls

A segmented horsetails on Lee Vining Creek.

Waterfall70 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0041 · CALIFORNIA

Lower Taylor Creek Falls

A waterfall on Taylor Creek.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
South Fork Tuolumne Cascades
7.1/ 10
No. 0042 · CALIFORNIA

South Fork Tuolumne Cascades

A 3-tier steep tiered cascades on South Fork Tuolumne River.

Cascade30 ftWorth the drive
Kings Creek Falls
7/ 10
No. 0043 · CALIFORNIA

Kings Creek Falls

A horsetail on Kings Creek.

Waterfall46 ftWorth the drive
Middle McCloud River Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0044 · CALIFORNIA

Middle McCloud River Falls

A wide horsetail on McCloud River.

Waterfall44 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0045 · CALIFORNIA

Dry Meadow Creek Falls

A waterfall on Dry Meadow Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0046 · CALIFORNIA

Heath Falls

A 3-tier waterfall on North Fork American River.

Waterfall45 ftWorth a detour
Pyramid Creek Cascades
6.8/ 10
No. 0047 · CALIFORNIA

Pyramid Creek Cascades

A gradual sliding cascade on Pyramid Creek.

Cascade39 ftWorth a detour
Mossbrae Falls
6.6/ 10
No. 0048 · CALIFORNIA

Mossbrae Falls

A segmented horsetails on Sacramento River.

Waterfall52 ftWorth a detour
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6.5/ 10
No. 0049 · CALIFORNIA

Bluff Falls

A horsetail.

Waterfall47 ftWorth a detour
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6.5/ 10
No. 0050 · CALIFORNIA

Newton Canyon Falls

A 2-tier waterfall.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.4/ 10
No. 0051 · CALIFORNIA

Battle Creek Falls

A segmented plunges on Battle Creek.

Waterfall16 ftWorth a detour
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6.3/ 10
No. 0052 · CALIFORNIA

Rainbow Pool

A plunging punchbowl on South Fork Tuolumne River.

Waterfall15 ftWorth a detour
Big Soda Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0053 · CALIFORNIA

Big Soda Spring

A named spring in Lake County.

Cold & mineral spring1,325 ft elev.Worth a detour
Blue Ridge Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0054 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Ridge Spring

A named spring in Tehama County.

Cold & mineral spring4,744 ft elev.Worth a detour
Blue Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0055 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Spring

A named spring in Modoc County.

Cold & mineral spring5,699 ft elev.Worth a detour
Blue Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0056 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Spring

A named spring in San Diego County.

Cold & mineral spring2,818 ft elev.Worth a detour
Blue Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0057 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Spring

A named spring in Siskiyou County.

Cold & mineral spring5,141 ft elev.Worth a detour
Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0058 · CALIFORNIA

Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs

A named spring in San Bernardino County.

Cold & mineral spring863 ft elev.Worth a detour
Crystal Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0059 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Spring

A named spring in Inyo County.

Cold & mineral spring3,839 ft elev.Worth a detour
Crystal Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0060 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Spring

A named spring in San Bernardino County.

Cold & mineral spring4,908 ft elev.Worth a detour
Crystal Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0061 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Springs

A named spring in Shasta County.

Cold & mineral spring3,307 ft elev.Worth a detour
Mineral Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0062 · CALIFORNIA

Mineral Spring

A named spring in San Bernardino County.

Cold & mineral spring4,363 ft elev.Worth a detour
Mineral Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0063 · CALIFORNIA

Mineral Spring

A named spring in Modoc County.

Cold & mineral spring7,710 ft elev.Worth a detour
Mineral Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0064 · CALIFORNIA

Mineral Spring

A named spring in Sonoma County.

Cold & mineral spring889 ft elev.Worth a detour
Mineral Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0065 · CALIFORNIA

Mineral Springs

A named spring in Santa Clara County.

Cold & mineral spring594 ft elev.Worth a detour
Mineral Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0066 · CALIFORNIA

Mineral Springs

A named spring in El Dorado County.

Cold & mineral spring6,040 ft elev.Worth a detour
Soda Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0067 · CALIFORNIA

Soda Spring

A named spring in Tulare County.

Cold & mineral spring981 ft elev.Worth a detour
Soda Spring
6.2/ 10
No. 0068 · CALIFORNIA

Soda Spring

A named spring in Alpine County.

Cold & mineral spring5,919 ft elev.Worth a detour
Soda Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0069 · CALIFORNIA

Soda Springs

A named spring in Tuolumne County.

Cold & mineral spring8,602 ft elev.Worth a detour
Soda Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0070 · CALIFORNIA

Soda Springs

A named spring in Madera County.

Cold & mineral spring7,546 ft elev.Worth a detour
Upper Soda Springs
6.2/ 10
No. 0071 · CALIFORNIA

Upper Soda Springs

A named spring in Siskiyou County.

Cold & mineral spring2,369 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0072 · CALIFORNIA

Black Sulphur Spring

A named spring in San Luis Obispo County.

Cold & mineral spring2,713 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0073 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Chalcedony Spring

A named spring in San Bernardino County.

Cold & mineral spring3,415 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0074 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Clay Spring

A named spring in Fresno County.

Cold & mineral spring3,314 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0075 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Lady Spring

A named spring in Siskiyou County.

Cold & mineral spring4,819 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0076 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Mountain Spring

A named spring in Modoc County.

Cold & mineral spring5,115 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0077 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Oak Spring

A named spring in San Luis Obispo County.

Cold & mineral spring2,287 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0078 · CALIFORNIA

Blue Rock Spring

A named spring in Ventura County.

Cold & mineral spring3,924 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0079 · CALIFORNIA

Bluebrush Spring

A named spring in Modoc County.

Cold & mineral spring4,393 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0080 · CALIFORNIA

Bluerock Spring

A named spring in San Joaquin County.

Cold & mineral spring2,536 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0081 · CALIFORNIA

Bubbling Spring

A named spring in San Diego County.

Cold & mineral spring3,497 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0082 · CALIFORNIA

Coalinga Mineral Springs

A named spring in Fresno County.

Cold & mineral spring2,080 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0083 · CALIFORNIA

Cold Sulphur Spring

A named spring in Tulare County.

Cold & mineral spring1,788 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0084 · CALIFORNIA

Cooper Canyon Falls

A 2-tier waterfall.

Waterfall35 ftWorth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0085 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Spring

A named spring in Inyo County.

Cold & mineral spring6,414 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0086 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Spring

A named spring in Trinity County.

Cold & mineral spring3,287 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0087 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal SPring

A named spring in Tulare County.

Cold & mineral spring5,692 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0088 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Springs

A named spring in Siskiyou County.

Cold & mineral spring6,775 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0089 · CALIFORNIA

Crystal Springs

A named spring in Marin County.

Cold & mineral spring269 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0090 · CALIFORNIA

Glass Springs

A named spring in Shasta County.

Cold & mineral spring3,921 ft elev.Worth a detour
Every 4,338 in California, A–Z

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