Salmon Creek Falls Salmon Creek Falls is another one of those must-see waterfalls when we're out and about touring the Big Sur Coast. Julie and I swear that this waterfall has been increasing in popularity over the years because we could still remember when we're one of the only ones at the falls. But on our latest visit, it was crowded here with some people chilling out at the top of the falls, plenty of others rock scrambling to get that photo op in front of the falls, and the pullouts were completely full of cars.
Another consequence of the increasing popularity of the falls is that we did notice some juvenile tree graffiti near the falls (something we didn't notice before; though they're mostly of the tree carving vandalism variety). I don't know if it's legal to camp here, but the first two times we've scrambled to the waterfall (in separate years), we've seen people pitch tents and camp here. So you might find yourself tip-toeing (as we had to) past these folks as you get closer to the falls in the morning. [Back to top]  Some people managed to climb up to the top of the falls The merging of two waterfalls Salmon Creek Falls is visible from Hwy 1 when headed south Poison oak flanking the trail Parked cars filled up the pullout at the falls Closeup look at the falls in afternoon light How the falls looked over 9 years ago Closeup of the main plunge of the falls[Back to top] Bottom up sweep of the falls with a lot of people around this busy place Bottom up sweep of the falls from alongside the creek itself Fixated on the falls from a viewpoint that required a bit of scrambling to get to
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Maybe it has something to do with the fact that our latest visit was in late afternoon when the afternoon sun casted favorable backlighting on the falls. However, in the morning (when we had visited the falls in each of our previous visits), it may be quieter but you could be looking directly against the sun (very bad for photos). Consider it one of those tradeoffs where it's especially hard to get that perfect picture postcard moment without the crowds and with good lighting.
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