Bluff Falls

Bluff Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bluff Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bluff Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41343, -121.53365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bluff Falls

• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~5 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bluff Falls

Other waterfalls near Bluff Falls

• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~84 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~114 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~124 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~139 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Falls Trail · waterfall · Tehama · ~4 km
• Mill Creek Falls · waterfall · Tehama · ~4 km
• Kings Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~9 km
• Upper Cascades Viewpoint · waterfall · Shasta · ~11 km
• Kings Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~12 km
• Cascade Springs · waterfall · Shasta · ~14 km

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