Devil's falls

Devil's 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 Devil's 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 Devil's falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.08370, -121.53138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devil's falls

• Cone Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~8 km · Must-see
• New Camaldoli Hermitage · church · Monterey · ~8 km · Must-see
• Limekiln State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see
• John Little State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see
• Junipero Serra Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~15 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Monterey · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sand Dollar Beach · beach · Monterey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mission San Antonio de Padua · church · Monterey · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ventana Double Cone · viewpoint · Monterey · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pfeiffer Beach · beach · Monterey · ~39 km · Must-see
• Andrew Molera State Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pico Blanco · viewpoint · Monterey · ~45 km · Must-see
• King City Linear Park · park · Monterey · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mission de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad · church · Monterey · ~49 km · Must-see
• Point Sur State Historic Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Devil's falls

Other waterfalls near Devil's falls

• Uvas Falls · waterfall · Santa Clara · ~141 km · Must-see
• Canogas Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~3 km
• Middle Fork Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~10 km
• Eagle Creek Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~10 km
• McWay Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~11 km
• McWay Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~19 km
• Tassajara Creek Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~21 km
• Pine Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~30 km
• Pine Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~33 km
• Jewel Falls · waterfall · Monterey · ~35 km

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