Falls Canyon

Falls Canyon: 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 Falls Canyon

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 Falls Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.27461, -118.89074. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Falls Canyon

• Brawley Peaks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Hicks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bodie State Historic Park · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mono · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake · lake · Mono · ~40 km · Must-see
• Paoha Island · sanctuary · Mono · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Grant · viewpoint · Mineral · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mineral County Museum · museum · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area · park · Mono · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Patterson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Panum Crater · viewpoint · Mono · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dunderberg Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lee Vining Peak · viewpoint · Mono · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Falls Canyon

Other waterfalls near Falls Canyon

• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~73 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~94 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~106 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · Mono · ~57 km
• Cascade Lake · waterfall · Mono · ~60 km
• Cascade Lake · waterfall · Lyon · ~66 km
• Silver Falls · waterfall · Mono · ~72 km
• Cascade Falls · waterfall · Mono · ~74 km
• Leavitt Falls · waterfall · Mono · ~74 km

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