Locale: South Lake Tahoe
Upper Eagle Falls
Upper Eagle Falls is a 50ft waterfall reached on a short hike with an option to extend the hike to Eagle Lake and views over Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe.
Lower Eagle Falls
Lower Eagle Falls is a 140ft two-tiered waterfall that we accessed from a 2.8-mile round-trip hike that also included Vikingsholm and a beach at Emerald Bay.
Glen Alpine Falls
Glen Alpine Falls is a 75ft rivuleted roadside waterfall on Glen Alpine Creek tumbling over reddish rocks near Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe.
Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls)
Modjeska Falls is a 50ft waterfall reached by a mile hike from Lily Lake, and named after a Bay Area actress who performed at Glen Alpine Springs Resort.
Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a 500-800ft cascading waterfall requiring route-finding and scrambling in the Desolation Wilderness near South Lake Tahoe, California.
Cascade Falls
Cascade Falls is a 200ft waterfall draining towards Cascade Lake, which is detached from Lake Tahoe, reached by a 2-mile round-trip hike from Emerald Bay.