Hatchet Falls

Hatchet 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 Hatchet 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 Hatchet Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.87256, -121.89476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hatchet Falls

• Pit Number 7 97-122 Dam · lake · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see

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Other waterfalls near Hatchet Falls

• Burney Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~79 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lion Slide Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~0 km
• Lion Wash Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~1 km
• Hatchet Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~5 km
• Montgomery Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~6 km
• Three Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~15 km
• Potem Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~15 km

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