Cascade Falls

Cascade 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 Cascade 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 Cascade Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20367, -119.55859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cascade Falls

• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Lyon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tower Peak Pass · viewpoint · Lyon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bigelow Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Acker Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crown Point · viewpoint · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arndt Lake · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Night Cap Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Avonelle Lake · lake · Lyon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bath Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~23 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ardeth Lake · lake · Lyon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whorl Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cascade Falls

Other waterfalls near Cascade Falls

• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~101 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · El Dorado · ~107 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls Trailhead · waterfall · El Dorado · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sly Park Waterfall · waterfall · El Dorado · ~130 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls · waterfall · Washoe · ~144 km · Must-see
• Cascade Lake · waterfall · Lyon · ~9 km
• Leavitt Falls · waterfall · Lyon · ~16 km

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