Bay Area Waterfall News

Updates:

2024-02-19: New photos of Alamere Falls and Phantom Falls. Added an entry for North Phantom Falls, which I tried to visit yesterday, but high surf stopped me.
2024-02-11: Added Upper Grizzly Gulch Falls in Henry Coe. Impressive, but difficult terrain.
2024-01-21: Added two waterfalls west of Las Trampas
2024-01-20: Added videos for Uvas Canyon; replaced old estimated gps coordinates with coordinates from an actual gps.
2023-06-21: Added 6 waterfalls in Henry Coe: Pinto Creek Falls, Robison Creek Falls, and #18 through #21. There's still a report of an upper falls on Grizzly Creek that I tried to find, and turned back due to thick brush.
2023-01-18: Added 5 short-lived waterfalls near Mt Diablo's South Gate Rd: diablo.99
2023-01-13: Added Stairstep Falls
2023-01-07: Added diablo.98; fixed map permission problem with some https urls.
2022-02-12: Updated Grizzly Gulch Falls.
2022-02-12: Updated diablo.3, added diablo.97.
2021-12-25: Updated trail info for Morses Gulch Falls.
2021-12-25: Added the real Kent Falls.
2019-04-08: Added 4 waterfalls near the Amphitheater trail and in Jackass Canyon (Mt. Diablo), and updated diablo.88. diablo.94 is unusual in that the water flows under a small rock arch.
2019-03-25: Added Donner Creek Falls #5, a nice waterfall that I'd previously seen from a distance, but had confused with Donner Creek Falls #4
2019-03-12: Updated 4 good waterfalls in Lucas Valley: #77,#101,#102,#154; removed bigrock7.98 and bigrock7.99 (which were duplicates of 101 and 102).
2019-03-09: Added two insignificant waterfalls (diablo.90 and diablo.91) in Mt Diablo, upstream from Donner Falls #4.
2019-03-02: Updated 3 waterfalls in Barbier / China Camp and add 7; only two of them were worth visiting barbier.41 and barbier.42).
2019-02-25: Updated several waterfalls in Ignacio Valley (bigrock1.33 was more impressive than I remembered); added bigrock1.186 and bigrock1.188
2019-02-24: Updated Cascade Falls and tam.75, with photos taken at unusually heavy flows.
2019-02-13: Added two waterfalls (diablo.88 and diablo.89) in Mt Diablo's Jackass Canyon.
2019-02-07: Updated several waterfalls in Pacheco Valle (Big Rock Ridge), updated one in Ignacio Valley. Added one in Marin Headlands, one near Mt Tam.
2019-01-24: Added several waterfalls in Pacheco Valle (Big Rock Ridge), updated several others.
2019-01-11: Added 2 minor waterfalls near Pine Mountain (Mt Tam area), updated two waterfalls below Carson Falls.
2018-04-13: Added 2 minor waterfalls in Blackstone Canyon, updated bigrock.7 (Big Rock Ridge)
2018-04-12: Added 4 waterfalls in China Camp
2018-04-05: Added 3 minor waterfalls in Blackstone Canyon (Big Rock Ridge)
2018-04-03: Added 2 waterfalls near Eldridge Grade, added better photos of tam.93(Mt Tam area)
2018-03-20: Added a waterfall in Los Vaqueros (dry when I visited)
2018-01-22: Added 2 ordinary waterfalls near San Geronimo Ridge (Mt Tam area)
2017-05-25: Added Table Rock Falls, and updated access info for Morses Gulch Falls
2017-04-24: Updated the Pacheco Falls (Henry Coe). Added a minor waterfall by Tule Pond.
2017-04-19: Updated the waterfall in Little Coyote Creek (Henry Coe). Added a very short-lived waterfall by the road to the main Coe entrance.
2017-04-02: Added two waterfalls near the headwaters of Bill Williams Creek (Mt. Tam area). The first of these is definitely worth revisiting under optimal conditions, the other is forgetable.
2017-03-21: Added 7 waterfalls in Blackstone Canyon, Marinwood, and updated bigrock.2, bigrock.3, bigrock.4, and bigrock.6
2017-03-20: Added 3 unremarkable waterfalls in San Rafael's San Pedro Mountain Preserve.
2017-03-07: Added 15 waterfalls near Mt Diablo's North Peak: diablo.73-diablo.78, diablo.79, diablo.80-diablo.82, diablo.83-diablo.84, diablo.85-diablo.87
2017-02-23: Added 3 waterfalls on the south side of Mt Diablo: diablo.72, diablo.70 and diablo.71, plus new photos of diablo.67, diablo.54, diablo.69.
2017-02-19: Added 11 waterfall in Lucas Valley (bigrock.154-bigrock.156, bigrock.157-bigrock.159, bigrock.160-bigrock.162, bigrock.163, bigrock.164).
2017-02-09: Added photos of the waterfall in Diablo's Little Yosemite.
2017-02-09: Updated reyes.22, added 3 waterfalls to the north of Kehoe Beach (Point Reyes).
2017-01-23: New photos of Rubicon falls, bigrock.121, bigrock.120, bigrock.119,bigrock.118,bigrock.16,bigrock.17; added 6 waterfalls between Rubicon falls and the top of Luiz Fire Rd: bigrock.147, bigrock.148, bigrock.149, bigrock.150, bigrock.151, bigrock.152, bigrock.153
2017-01-14: Fixed most of the videos to work with Firefox/Chrome. A few old ones still only work under Safari - you can probably view those by downloading and playing with another viewer.
2017-01-12: Updated 4 waterfalls on Kelham Beach (Point Reyes); added 4 new ones on that beach, and deleted reyes.15 (because it never gets enough water to be worth noting)
2017-01-11: Added 3 new waterfalls in the southern part of Mt Diablo State Park: diablo.67, diablo.68, diablo.69
2017-01-11: New photos of diablo.55,diablo.5, diablo.6, diablo.53, diablo.54, diablo.56.
2017-01-10: Added 4 waterfall 4 new waterfalls in the Mt Tam area, updated photos for tam.77.
2016-11-01: Added a waterfall on Spike Buck Creek (Mt Tam area).
2016-11-01: Added two waterfalls downstream from Carson Falls (Mt Tam area).
2016-11-01: Added two small waterfalls on the east side of Mt Diablo.
2016-10-31: Added a small waterfall on Alder Creek (Diablo).
2016-10-31: Added a small waterfall in Del Valle.
2016-05-10: Added Hole in the Rock and one other in Henry Coe.
2016-03-31: Changed the name of Arroyo de San Jose First Fall to Buck Gulch Waterfall, changed access info for the other four waterfalls upstream from it, added two unimpressive falls in Lucas Valley
2016-03-20: Updated Tam #23(West Fork Lagunitas Creek).
2016-03-17: Updated two waterfalls in Mt Diablo's Wild Oat Canyon
2016-03-13: Added 3 unimpressive waterfalls near Mt Diablo's North Gate Rd, and added photos of 3 others
2016-03-07: Added 4 waterfalls on the northeast face of Mt Diablo's North Peak
2016-02-25: Added 4 waterfalls on W Branch Alamo Creek (Mt Diablo); updated access to Sycamore Creek Falls
2016-02-01: Added 9 waterfalls and updated 2 waterfalls near Diablo's Rhine Canyon Rd
2016-01-27: Added a 120-foot waterslide/waterfall in the Los Vaqueros.
2016-01-27: Added one in the east part of Pacheco Valle.
2016-01-16: Added 4 near the lower part of Eldridge Grade.
2016-01-11: Added Warner Falls and 3 others nearby.
2016-01-09: Updated Peters Creek Falls and the 2 falls below it.
2016-01-08: Added Horsetail Falls; updated Phantom Falls.
2015-11-17: Added Five Finger Falls and one smaller one nearby.
2015-04-29: Added 3 waterfalls in the upper part of Diablo's Rhine Canyon
2015-04-29: Added the waterfall in Diablo's Little Yosemite
2015-04-29: Added an uninteresting waterfall east of Diablo's North Peak. Updated description of how to reach diablo.29.
2015-04-29: Fixed gps coordinates for bigrock.117. Fixed links from maps for individual parks in the Big Rock area.
2015-03-17: Added 4 waterfalls near Mt. Diablo's North Gate Rd (unimpressive, at least under the dry conditions in which I saw them)
2015-03-05: Added four waterfalls on or near San Anselmo Creek (Mt Tam area)
2015-02-12: Added 7 waterfalls near Kent Pump Rd and Old Vee Rd (Mt. Tam area)
2015-02-11: Added 10 waterfalls near the Mt. Diablo Three Springs Road (the best is 68 feet high. Fixed Donner Creek Falls #3 to show correct photos
2014-12-30: Updated Diablo 3, added 7 others on the east side of Eagle Peak.
2014-12-21: Split main page for Big Rock Ridge into individual parks.
2014-12-16: Rubicon Falls and nearby area: new photos for 118 and some others nearby; add more (best here)
2014-12-15: Updated Santa Teresa
2014-12-07: Updated height of Tehan Falls
2014-04-07: Added a few more small ones in the east end of Lucas Valley Preserve (Big Rock).
2014-04-07: Added waterfalls in Las Trampas
2014-04-07: Updated Dawn Falls
2014-03-02: Added 2 waterfalls in Loma Verde (Big Rock Ridge), updated several in Pacheco Verde.
2014-03-02: Added many minor waterfalls in the Mt. Tam area (West Fork of Lagunitas Creek to Swede George Creek).
2014-03-02: New photo for Cordonice Creek Falls.
2013-07-09: Added Maple Falls, updated heights of Berry Creek Falls, Silver Falls, Golden Cascade, added some uninteresting falls on the Barbier Park / China Camp border
2013-03-17: Added Tehan Falls (Pleasanton)
2013-01-16: Added a waterfall on San Bruno Mountain
2012-12-23: Added 3 waterfalls in Las Trampas
2012-12-21: Added many minor waterfalls in the Mt. Tam area, created a separate page for the best
2012-11-22: Added Steep Ravine Falls and Dawn Falls
2011-11-22: Updated heights of Finney Creek and Elliot Creek falls
2012-11-22: Added Big Basin State Park
2012-05-03: Updated Butano Falls
2012-04-19: Updated several falls near Palomarin Beach, including one below Bass Lake that my measurements say is 185 feet!.
2012-04-19: Added an unnamed waterfall near Steep Ravine.
2012-04-19: Added Lake Anza Falls.
2012-04-18: Added Donner Creek Falls (4 falls, Mt Diablo).
2012-04-05: Updated Morses Gulch Falls, another near it (Mt Tam).
2012-03-30: Added a few more small ones in Lucas Valley (Big Rock), updated the height of #77.
2012-03-28: Big Rock Ridge area - added videos of Arroyo de San Jose, updated info on some waterfalls on a creek ending near Pensacola Court
2012-03-28: Updated height of Castle Rock Falls
2012-03-28: Updated height of Castle Rock Falls
2012-03-27: Added Carson Falls, Cataract Falls (Mt Tam).
2012-03-24: Added 3 waterfalls a bit north of Scott Creek (Santa Cruz County Coast), updated several more in that area, changed estimated heights of roadside falls just north of Waddell Beach.
2012-03-22: Added Montara Mountain, 4 waterfalls.
2012-03-22: Added Uvas Canyon, 5 waterfalls.
2012-03-22: Added a waterfall and updated two others in Mitchell Canyon (Mt Diablo).
2012-03-22: Changed estimated height of the Secret Waterfall (Pacifica).
2012-03-09: Added 2 waterfalls in Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve.
2012-03-09: Added waterfalls in Alum Rock.
2012-03-09: Added waterfalls in EBMUD watershed just west of Las Trampas.
2012-03-09: Added some videos - Lucas Valley, Mt Diablo, Murrietta Falls, Castle Rock, etc
2012-03-07: Added videos of Murietta Falls and the two best waterfalls in Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve, and updated their heights to reflect careful measurements.
2012-02-01: Added height, rating for Pacheco Valle Falls and the waterfall below it.
2011-12-25: Updated 4 waterfalls on Secret Beach (Point Reyes), added 1 waterfall on Kelham Beach and added info about 3 other waterfalls on Kelham Beach.
2011-12-14: Added some videos
2011-12-14: Added a link to a 1920s photo of Upper Green Valley Falls
2011-12-14: Updated height of Castle Rock Falls
2011-12-06: Added a 35 foot waterfall on the West Fork Lagunitas Creek
2011-12-05: Updated access info for Purisima Creek Falls
2011-12-05: Updated height of The Secret Waterfall in Pacifica

Best waterfalls added in the 2010/2011 season:

Upper and Lower Green Valley Falls (west of Fairfield)
Numerous waterfalls at Greyhound Rock County Park, including one with two parallel strands
Many more on the Santa Cruz County Coast, where this 100(?) foot waterfall is only a little better than it's neighbors
in Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve, 30 foot falls with 2 creeks meeting halfway down
in Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve, 50 foot falls
Some 28+ foot waterfalls partly visible from Lucas Valley Rd
Pacifica, The Secret Waterfall
Near Pomponio Beach, a 30+ foot vertical drop onto the beach
Mt. Diablo, Wild Oat Falls
Near Mt. Diablo, between Devil's Slide and the community of Blackhawk: Sycamore Creek Falls
Near Kent Lake in Marin, Big Carson Creek Falls
Near Skyline Blvd in southern San Mateo County, Peters Creek Falls