Pit River Falls

Pit River 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 Pit River 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 Pit River Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.98626, -121.47242. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pit River Falls

• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~52 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~55 km · Must-see

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Other waterfalls near Pit River Falls

• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~90 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~126 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~135 km · Must-see
• Young Falls · waterfall · Lassen · ~18 km
• McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park · waterfall · Shasta · ~18 km
• Clark Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~22 km
• Rock Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~26 km
• Kinner Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~43 km
• Lion Wash Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~46 km

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