Canyon Falls
Canyon Falls is overshadowed by the gorgeous McWay Falls as they share the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. To get to the falls, as you leave the car park, hike towards the forest instead of the ocean. Continue for about a little under half mile until you see the falls. The path is shady, lush, well-forested, and most of all quiet. It's quite a different experience you get visiting this obscure waterfall as opposed to its well-photographed neighbor. Directions: This waterfall shares the same car park as that of McWay Falls.
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Update 3/21/2010: Julie and I tried to re-visit this waterfall on a recent trip to the Big Sur area. Unfortunately, most of the trails in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park were badly damaged from last years fires, and that included this trail. So this redo will have to wait until the next time we come back to Big Sur.
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