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Northern California Waterfalls

Northern California Waterfalls - waterfalls that we've visited north of Sacramento

Northern California Waterfalls
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This Northern California Waterfalls page is our survey of waterfalls that we’ve managed to visit pretty much anywhere north of the state capital in Sacramento. Even though Julie and I have lived in the state of California most of our lives, we’ve had a gaping hole in our survey of the waterfalls in the far north of the state for the first 16 years of our days of waterfalling together.

For one reason or another (i.e. drought, distance, life circumstances, etc.), we had missed out on California’s most spectacular waterfalls outside of Yosemite National Park. So having a showcase of such waterfalls was long overdue.

Nevertheless, after we’ve had opportunities to make a few trips to the northern part of our state in 2016, we can finally feel confident about putting this page together. Indeed, we’ve managed to visit the waterfalls located in the Gold Rush area of Tahoe National Forest, Nevada County, and Plumas National Forest. Moreover, we’ve also gone further north to where the geologic distinction between the southern end of the Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and the northernmost end of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California were blurred.

Given that we’re covering a lot of real estate (California is a very big state, after all), there was no shortage of quality waterfalls. So we’ll always look forward to making more visits to Northern California to fully experience what our home state has to offer in the way of Nature and unforgettable family experiences…

Top 10 Lists that feature Northern California Waterfalls

Top 10 Best California Waterfalls

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Most Recent Waterfall Write-ups

Russian Gulch Waterfall

Russian Gulch State Park / Mendocino / Caspar, California, USA
Rating: 1

Fern Canyon Waterfalls

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park / Redwoods National Park / Orick, California, USA
Rating: 0.5

Gold Dust Falls and the Gold Bluffs Beach Waterfalls

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park / Redwoods National Park / Orick, California, USA
Rating: 2

Trillium Falls

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park / Redwoods National Park / Orick, California, USA
Rating: 1

Chamberlain Creek Waterfall

Jackson Demonstration State Forest / Fort Bragg / Willits, California, USA
Rating: 1

Dora Falls

Smithe Redwoods State Reserve / Legget / Piercy, California, USA
Rating: 1.5

Stony Creek Falls (Middle Fork Falls)

Snow Mountain Wilderness / Elk Creek / Willows / Mendocino National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 2

Webber Falls

Tahoe National Forest / Truckee / Sierraville, California, USA
Rating: 2.5

Kings Creek Falls

Lassen Volcanic National Park / Redding / Red Bluff, California, USA
Rating: 2

Upper Eagle Falls

South Lake Tahoe / Eldorado National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 1.5

Lower Eagle Falls

South Lake Tahoe / Emerald Bay State Park, California, USA
Rating: 2

Glen Alpine Falls

Fallen Leaf Lake / South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Rating: 3

Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls)

Fallen Leaf Lake / South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Rating: 1.5

Horsetail Falls

Strawberry / Desolation Wilderness / Eldorado National Forest / South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
Rating: 3

Bridal Veil Falls

Pollock Pines / Placerville, California, USA
Rating: 1

Bassi Falls

Pollock Pines / Placerville / Eldorado National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 3

Cascade Falls

South Lake Tahoe / Eldorado National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 2

Mill Creek Falls

Lassen Volcanic National Park / Redding / Red Bluff, California, USA
Rating: 2.5

Frazier Falls

Graeagle / Lakes Basin Recreation Area / Plumas National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 3

Burney Falls

Burney / MacArthur-Burney Memorial State Park, California, USA
Rating: 4

Potem Falls

Montgomery Creek / Shasta Lake / Shasta Trinity National Forest / Redding, California, USA
Rating: 2.5

Hatchet Creek Falls (Lions Slide Falls)

Montgomery Creek / Shasta Lake / Redding, California, USA
Rating: 1

Mud Creek Falls and Clear Creek Falls

Mount Shasta Wilderness / McCloud, California, USA
Rating: 1

McCloud Falls (Lower, Middle, Upper)

McCloud / Mt Shasta / Shasta Trinity National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 3.5

Mossbrae Falls

Dunsmuir / Mt Shasta, California, USA
Rating: 3

Hedge Creek Falls

Dunsmuir / Mt Shasta, California, USA
Rating: 2

Whiskeytown Falls

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area / Redding, California, USA
Rating: 2.5

Feather Falls

Oroville / Plumas National Forest, California, USA
Rating: 4

Grouse Falls

Tahoe National Forest / Foresthill / Auburn, California, USA
Rating: 3.5

Rush Creek Falls

Grass Valley / South Yuba River State Park, California, USA
Rating: 1.5



Most Recent User-submitted Waterfalls from this Region

Trains in Dunsmuir

Nice walk to a beautiful falls (Bassi Falls)

Feather Falls

McCloud Falls

Burney Falls – Burney, California


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