Carlon Falls

Carlon 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 Carlon 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 Carlon Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.80311, -119.84353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carlon Falls

• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~19 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~19 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~23 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Eleanor · lake · Lyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Eleanor · lake · Tuolumne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Columbia Boulder · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Upper Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lower Yosemite Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Lyon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tiltill Valley · viewpoint · Lyon · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carlon Falls

Other waterfalls near Carlon Falls

• Yosemite Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lundy Canyon Waterfalls · waterfall · Mineral · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~81 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~93 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · El Dorado · ~146 km · Must-see
• Sly Park Waterfall · waterfall · El Dorado · ~150 km · Must-see
• Carlon Falls · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~0 km
• Small Falls Overlook · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~9 km
• South Fork Tuolumne River Waterfall · waterfall · Mineral · ~11 km
• Preston Falls · waterfall · Tuolumne · ~12 km

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