Upper Cascades

Upper Cascades: 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 Upper Cascades

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 Upper Cascades — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.72841, -119.71300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Cascades

• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~7 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~8 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Columbia Boulder · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lower Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Upper Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Valley Chapel · church · Mariposa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Glacier Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Washington Column · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Vernal Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Broderick · viewpoint · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Liberty Cap · viewpoint · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Half Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Cascades

Other waterfalls near Upper Cascades

• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~68 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~77 km · Must-see
• The Cascades · waterfall · Mariposa · ~0 km
• Wildcat Falls · waterfall · Mariposa · ~1 km
• Wildcat Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~1 km
• Silver Strand Falls · waterfall · Mariposa · ~6 km
• Silver Strand Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~6 km
• Ribbon Falls Viewpoint · waterfall · Mariposa · ~7 km

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