Big Granite Creek Falls

The waterfall has five tiers and is over 120 feet tall.

Big granite creek falls. Lower big granite creek falls falls in 3 tiers on big granite creek just before it dumps into the north fork of the american river. It is a long and very difficult hike to reach this gorgeous waterfall. At about 25 miles from jackson look for the sign below and turn left on granite creek road. The granite creek falls are powerful to behold.

Here is a short video of the falls. Not ethereal like yosemite or awesome like niagra or multnomah but what they lack in vertical elevation and volume they make up for in up close and personal intimacy. After ten miles you will see the falls in plain sight on your right. Canyon creek is located northeast of granite falls and flows into the south fork stillaguamish river.

California department of parks and recreation manages 280 park units which contain the finest and most diverse collection of natural cultural and recreational resources to be found within california. It was a lot of fun to see. There is a small parking area with very short trails to the base and brink of the falls. A little over ten miles north of sunland on big tujunga canyon rd the trail starts on the left side of the road.

The trail to the falls features several smaller cascades that are great for photos. There are plenty of photo opportunities going up and back along the 10 mile dirt road to the falls. This area of canyon creek has excellent water quality fair aquatic. Granite falls is located roughly 35 miles from downtown jackson.

4 of 6 nature parks in granite falls just a mile down mountain loop highway park at fish ladder short walk down trail to the falls plenty of places to pull off and take a short walk or longer hike. Drive south to hoback junction and then towards bondurant and pinedale. 8 reviews of falls creek falls falls creek falls is a seldom visited waterfall in the los angeles forest about ten miles north of sunland.