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Rancheria Falls

Looking down the first of several of the Rancheria Falls as seen from the trail



After the long 7-mile hike (14 miles round trip) from the O'Shaughnessy Dam (see the
Tueeulala Falls page for directions), Rancheria Falls feels like an oasis. It consists of a series of smaller waterfalls and cascades each with spots to take a dip in the cold water. There is also a nearby backpacker's campsite to spend the night and enjoy the Hetch Hetchy backcountry.

Even though I haven't camped here, it apparently had a reputation for bears aggressively pilfering unwary backpackers of their food. I didn't see any bears on my trip out here, but I did see a rattlesnake as well as several lizards.

Rather than talk about the various waterfalls that flow on Rancheria Creek, I thought it's better if I just show you the photos and let them speak for themselves... (Note: the photograph above is the first waterfall I saw)

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The sloping second Rancheria FallsThis was the second cascade I saw on Rancheria Creek. You can see this one as you take the spur to the backpacker's camping area.

Profile view of more Rancheria waterfalls as I was approaching the footbridgeProfile view of more Rancheria waterfalls as I was approaching the footbridge.

View upstream from the footbridge towards more waterfalls on Rancheria CreekWhile looking upstream from the footbridge, there were these waterfalls on Rancheria Creek.



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