Rainbow Falls

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.60191, -119.08400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Falls

• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~2 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Altha Lake · lake · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Madera · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bloody Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Virginia · lake · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Agnew Lake · lake · Mineral · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Electra Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Falls

Other waterfalls near Rainbow Falls

• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~6 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marble Falls Trail, Sequoia · waterfall · Esmeralda · ~144 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~0 km
• Rainbow Falls Trail · waterfall · Madera · ~0 km
• Rainbow Falls Wagon Trail · waterfall · Madera · ~1 km
• Lower Rainbow Falls · waterfall · Madera · ~1 km
• Rainbow Falls-Reds Cutoff · waterfall · Madera · ~2 km

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