Foresta Falls (Yosemite National Park, California, USA)

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Foresta Falls

The lovely main tier of Foresta Falls

Foresta Falls is a pleasant surprise rewarding adventurous Yosemite visitors looking for something off the beaten path. Nestled near the re-built private community of Foresta, the main tier of the waterfall drops roughly 60ft or so.

In addition to the main drop photographed above, there are also cascades above it. However, getting closer to them requires a bit of a scramble through some dry branches with a chance of ticks getting on you.

The view of the lower falls you see above requires that you descend down a switchback branching left after descending the narrow road that passes through the private community of Foresta and then follows the creek downstream. It's probably about 1.5 miles round trip from Foresta, which was where we left the car. It's worth noting that the directions from the 2nd edition of Ann Marie Brown's book is incorrect for this waterfall. She only managed to see the upper cascades.

Directions: You can get to Foresta by ascending from Route 140 towards Route 120 along the Big Oak Flat Road. After passing through three small tunnels, look for a turnoff to your left, which leads through an area once devastated by the A-Rock Fire back in 1990. Continue roughly 2 miles into the private community of Foresta (signpost B5) where the road continues (probably a walking trail at this point) beyond the village.

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Cascades on the Upper Foresta Falls

Cascades tumbling before the big drop

Looking up at the main Foresta Falls from below the trail

Looking up at the main falls from below the trail

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