Salmon Creek Falls
Salmon Creek Falls is an impressive waterfall minutes north of Ragged Point in the southern end of Big Sur. It is easy to spot as you drive along Hwy 1 heading south, but is easy to miss heading north on the highway. It has converging waterfalls when it flows normally and is impressively tall (maybe 75ft or so). Look for a big hairpin turn going over a bridge over Salmon Creek with a fair-sized car park on the north side of the bridge. You can leave the car here and walk along a primitive trail on the south side of the bridge to get closer to Salmon Creek and its waterfall. I don't know if it's legal to camp here, but both 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.
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Closeup of the main plunge of the falls
