Little known waterfalls near Mt. Tamalpais
- waterfall in stream south southeast of Deer Park (near Fairfax) (37.97239, -122.58750):
It's about 6 feet high. I'd guess that it flows for two or three weeks after a heavy rain.
- another waterfall a bit further upstream (37.97182, -122.58675):
It's about 6 feet high.
- waterfall north of Daffodil Hill (on the west side of Bald Hill near San Anselmo) (37.96827, -122.58485):
It's about 8 feet high. I'd guess that it flows for a few days after a heavy rain.
The "trail" I take to get to it starts straight up a meadow on the Yolanda trail about a quarter mile north of six points, and gradually turns to traverse south at an elevation of about 200 feet higher than the Yolanda trail.
- waterfall south of Daffodil Hill (37.96535, -122.58436):
It's about 10 feet high. I'd guess that it flows for a few days after a heavy rain.
- waterfall southwest of White Hill, south of Buckeye Circle (37.98841, -122.62898):
The main drop is about 10 feet, the cascades total about 22 feet.
A simple way to find it would be to head downhill from the White Hill Fire Rd anywhere near the Blue Ridge Fire Rd (steep, grassy/open woods, no trail at the top). I'm unsure how much of a trail there is if you try to reach it by going upstream from Cascade Creek (west of the Ink Well?).
- a bit upstream from the prior one (37.98931, -122.62839):
The main drop is about 10 feet, the cascades total about 28 feet.
- waterfall on stream running south from White Hill (37.98886, -122.62863):
The main drop is about 12 feet, the cascades total about 25 feet.
I got there by descending from White Hill (steep, grassy, no trail). There should also be a crude trail to it from Cascade Creek starting 0.3 miles upstream from Cascade Falls.
- a bit farther downstream (37.98808, -122.62918):
The main drop is about 8 feet, the cascades total about 17 feet.
- a quarter mile east (37.98885, -122.62348):
The vertical drop on the right is about 7 feet, the cascades total about 25 feet.
I got there by bushwacking east from the previous falls. It should also be reachable with moderate difficulty from the east, upstream, or downstream. If you're not using a gps, I'd guess the easiest way to not get lost looking for it is to head downstream from the Wagon Wheel Trail 1/8 mile after it makes a sudden switchback.
- another quarter mile east (37.98502, -122.61833):
I'm guessing it's 12 to 15 feet tall, but I didn't get a good view from the west side of the stream, and it's in a steep enough gully to deter me from getting a better view.
It's probably best reached from the east end of the Wagon Wheel Trail. The route I took wasn't very good, so I don't recommend it unless you're adventurous.
- There are cryptic references to a waterfall on Big Carson Creek. The closest I've found to something meeting this description is a 12 foot waterslide that doesn't quite meet my notion of a waterfall on a side creek where it enters the main creek nearly due south of where Conifer Fire Rd meets Big Carson Ridge (37.99276, -122.65586). I think it flows for a couple of weeks after a moderate rain.
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