Locale: Monterey County
Garland Ranch Falls
Garland Ranch Falls was an ephemeral waterfall in the popular Garland Ranch Regional Park within Carmel Valley inland from the dramatic coast of Big Sur…
Andrew Molera Falls
Andrew Molera Falls was a hidden waterfall in Big Sur nearly reclaimed by Mother Nature as I needed a lot of route-finding persistence to finally find it.
“Castro Canyon Waterfall”
“Castro Canyon Waterfall” is a name I’m making up for this surprise waterfall. It’s actually on the Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn property, but you can see the lower part of the falls from…
Limekiln Falls
Limekiln Falls is a 75-100ft limestone waterfall hike near the rugged Big Sur coast in Limekiln State Park featuring a forest, historic kilns, and a beach.
Canyon Falls
Canyon Falls is a 30ft waterfall on McWay Creek often overshadowed by the famous McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP, but the oversight is its appeal.
McWay Falls
McWay Falls is an 80ft year-round waterfall dropping onto a beach on the Big Sur Coast. It’s one of the best spots to witness the ocean meeting the sky.
Salmon Creek Falls
Salmon Creek Falls was one of the must-see waterfalls on the famed Big Sur Coast along Hwy 1. A short 1/4-mile trail brought us close to its 120ft drop.
Pfeiffer Falls
Pfeiffer Falls is a small multi-strand 60ft waterfall within Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. We reached it on a forest hike with a spur trail to a valley view.