Falls Ridge

Falls Ridge: 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 Falls Ridge

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 Falls Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.91579, -119.45852. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Falls Ridge

• Daff Dome · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lamb Dome · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Drug Dome · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Polly Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fairview Dome · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colby Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Medlicott Dome · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pywiack Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~10 km · Must-see
• May Lake · lake · Mineral · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Peak · church · Tuolumne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Hoffmann · viewpoint · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tenaya Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tresidder Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake · lake · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Falls Ridge

Other waterfalls near Falls Ridge

• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~63 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · El Dorado · ~146 km · Must-see
• LeConte Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~1 km
• LeConte Falls · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~1 km
• Waterwheel Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~2 km
• Waterwheel Falls · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~2 km
• California Falls · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~2 km

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