Minarets Falls

Minarets 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 Minarets 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 Minarets Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.63974, -119.08931. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Minarets Falls

• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~3 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~12 km · Must-see
• Altha Lake · lake · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Madera · ~15 km · Must-see
• Thousand Island Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Agnew Lake · lake · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Deadman Summit · viewpoint · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Electra Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rodgers Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rodgers Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Mineral · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Minarets Falls

Other waterfalls near Minarets Falls

• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~39 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~58 km · Must-see
• Marble Falls Trail, Sequoia · waterfall · Esmeralda · ~149 km · Must-see
• Reds Creek Falls · waterfall · Madera · ~3 km
• Minaret Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~4 km
• Rainbow Falls-Reds Cutoff · waterfall · Madera · ~4 km
• Rainbow Falls Wagon Trail · waterfall · Madera · ~5 km
• Rainbow Falls Trail · waterfall · Madera · ~5 km

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