Tueeulala Fall

Although this waterfall is reported to be 840ft tall, I find that hard to believe because Wapama Falls is listed at 1341ft and they both look like they're practically falling from the same cliff! Nonetheless, it does have a taller freefall of the two since Wapama Falls is really broken up into a series of shorter - albeit powerful - falls.

The waterfall does have a short and enigmatic season as it typically dries up around late June or July. But I've seen this falls dry up as early as April and flood the trail in early June. So go figure...

To get to the trailhead at the O'Shaughnessy Dam from the Big Oak Flat Entrance, drive north a mile north on Hwy 120 to the signed turnoff to Mather and Hetchy Hetchy on Evergreen Road. Follow Evergreen Road for 7.5 miles to its junction with Hetch Hetchy Road in Mather (passing by the Carlon Day Use Area along the way).

Turning right onto Hetch Hetchy Road, follow it to the parking lot after about seven miles. On the way, you’ll pass through another entrance fee station. The two-lane road is a bit narrow in places so drive slowly. The trail begins from the O'Shaughnessy Dam, where you have to walk across the dam, then through a cool tunnel before leaving its shade and being exposed to the sun on along the trail on the north side of the reservoir.

It's roughly 2 miles one-way from the car park to the base of this falls. Watch out for rattlesnakes as this hot and dry area can be full of them.

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Looking up directly at the waterfall in good flow.

View of the Tueeulala and Wapama Falls tandem as seen from the O'Shaughnessy Dam.