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Roaring River Falls is one of those rare waterfalls where it seems less is more.
When it rages in the spring, you'll see a 15ft white water torrent that is barely distinguishable from the rest of the rapids downstream along with the churning plunge pool frothing with agitated waters. However, when the scene calms down towards the late summer, the plunge pool actually gets lower, the falls actually gets taller, and you get a clear green pool resulting in a very picturesque scene suitable for sun bathing, reading, or relaxing (as shown above).
The walk to the falls is an obvious 1/4-mile paved (wheelchair-accessible) path leading towards a lookout behind some rocks of the falls. There is also an alternative primitive path of similar length to the falls on the other side of the bridge.
Directions: You can find this waterfall in the Cedar Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park near the Hwy 180 Road's End. The car park is just beyond the bridge over Roaring River (about a stop before Zumwalt Meadow).
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