Peppermint Creek Falls
Peppermint Creek Falls is a very pretty 150ft waterfall tumbling over a rounded granite surface with views towards the Dome Land Wilderness. Since getting to the falls involves driving the Lloyds Meadow Road, you'll get to glimpse the Needles - an unusual formation that is known as a difficult rock climbing route. Look for the Lower Peppermint Campground turnoff just off the Lloyds Meadow Road (the road starts just east of the Johnsondale R-Ranch) then look for parking. From there, you can walk over the sandy hill (most passenger cars won't be able to make it over this hill) then towards its base where the scrambling to the waterfalls' base begins. The scramble is only 1/4-mile (each way) long, but it's quite steep and you'll have to take your time. On the way down, you'll get satisfying profile views of the rounded granite surface over which the falls tumbles. But once you get to the bottom, you'll get nice direct views of this gem in the Sequoia National Forest.
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Side view of the falls as it tumbles over rounded granite
Looking down from the top of the falls towards the Dome Land Wilderness
