Fossil Falls

Fossil 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 Fossil 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 Fossil Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.96980, -117.90908. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fossil Falls

• Owens Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~34 km · Must-see
• Coso Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~39 km · Must-see
• Olancha Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~40 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
• Inyokern · church · Nye · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~48 km · Must-see
• Timbisha · beach · Inyo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Maturango Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Maturango Museum · museum · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ridgecrest · church · Nye · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Owens Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~65 km · Must-see
• Golden Trout Wilderness · sanctuary · Tulare · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fossil Falls

Other waterfalls near Fossil Falls

• Marble Falls Trail, Sequoia · waterfall · Esmeralda · ~134 km · Must-see
• Fossil Falls · waterfall · Nye · ~0 km
• Fossil Falls Scenic Area · waterfall · Inyo · ~0 km
• Salmon Creek Falls · waterfall · Tulare · ~60 km
• Great Falls Basin Wilderness · waterfall · Inyo · ~60 km
• Great Falls Basin Wilderness · waterfall · Nye · ~61 km
• Darwin Falls Wilderness · waterfall · Inyo · ~63 km
• Seven Teacups · waterfall · Tulare · ~65 km
• Darwin Falls · waterfall · Inyo · ~65 km
• South Creek Falls · waterfall · Tulare · ~66 km

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