This is a list of waterfalls in

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, ordered by county.

Northern California

Alameda County Alameda County ( ) is a List of counties in California, county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and List ...

* Murrietta Falls –

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* Llewellyn Falls – * Wolf Creek Falls –

Amador County Amador County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,474. The county seat is Jackson. Amador County, located within California's Gold Country, is known as "The ...

* Moore Creek Falls

Calaveras County Calaveras County (), officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in both the Gold Country and High Sierra regions of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,292. The county seat is San Andreas. Angels Ca ...

* North Fork Stanislaus River Falls (Portage 24 Falls)

Butte County

* Phantom Falls (Coal Canyon Falls) – *

Feather Falls Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Butte County, eastern California, United States. Description The Feat ...

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El Dorado County El Dorado County (), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville. The County is part of the Sacramento- Roseville-A ...

Bassi Falls Bassi Falls is a waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Water ...

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Bridal Veil Falls Bridal Veil Falls, Bridalveil Falls or Bridalveil Fall is a frequently-used name for waterfalls that observers fancy resemble a bride's veil: Australia * Bridal Veil Falls, Leura, in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales * Govetts Le ...

(Esmeralda Falls) – * Eagle Falls – * Glen Alpine Falls (Big Falls) – * Horsetail Falls – + * Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls) – * Pyramid Creek Cascades (Lower Horsetail Falls) – * Traverse Creek Falls

Humboldt County

* Baldwin Falls – * Gold Dust Falls –

Lake County

* The "Jams" Rapid Falls 30 ft (9.1m)

Mendocino County Mendocino County (; ''Mendocino'', Spanish language, Spanish for "of Antonio de Mendoza, Mendoza) is a County (United States), county located on the North Coast (California), North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United Sta ...

* Dora Falls – * Chamberlain Creek Falls – * Russian Gulch Falls –

Modoc County Modoc County () is a county in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least populous county. The county seat ...

Mill Creek Falls Mill Creek Falls, is a waterfall located in the Rogue River Canyon within the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is located at the south end of Mill Creek as it plunges into the Rogue Rive ...

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Napa County Napa County () is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,019. The county seat is the City of Napa. Napa County was one of the original co ...

Zim Zim Falls Zim Zim Falls is a 100+ ft tall waterfall in northern Napa County, California in the Knoxville Wildlife Area. This area is also a part of the much larger Berryessa-Snow Mountain National Monument. The waterfall became accessible to the public in 2 ...

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Nevada County

* Bowman Lake Falls (Sawmill Falls, Canyon Creek Falls) –

Placer County Placer County ( ; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn. Placer County is included in the Great ...

* Devils Falls – * East Snow Mountain Falls – + * Grouse Falls – * Heath Falls – + * Hidden Falls – * New York Canyon Falls – + * Petroglyph Falls – * Wabena Falls –

Plumas County Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...

* Chambers Creek Falls – * Fern Falls – * Frazier Falls – * Halsey Falls (Hawlsey Falls) – * Indian Falls – * Little Jamieson Falls –

Shasta County Shasta County (), officially the County of Shasta, is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding. Shasta ...

Burney Falls Burney Falls is a waterfall on Burney Creek, within McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, in Shasta County, California. The water comes from underground springs above and at the falls, which are 129 feet high, and provides an almost consta ...

– * McCloud River Falls (Falls of the McCloud River) – + *

Kings Creek Falls Kings Creek Falls, located near Long Creek, South Carolina, is a waterfall in the Oconee District of the Sumter National Forest. Kings Creek is a tributary of the Chatooga River, and the falls are located off a short spur from the Foothills Trail ...

– * Pit River Falls – * Potem Falls – * The Cascades (Kings Creek) – *

Whiskeytown Falls Whiskeytown Falls is a three-tiered waterfall with a total elevation of , located in northern California's Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Whiskeytown was an American alternative country band formed in 1994 from Raleigh, North Carolina, ...

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Siskiyou County Siskiyou County (, ) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion ...

* Ash Creek Falls * Coquette Falls *

Hedge Creek Falls Hedge Creek Falls is a waterfall on Hedge Creek, in the Shasta Cascade area in Dunsmuir, California. There is a small cave located behind the waterfall, allowing visitors to walk behind the cascading water. Shortly after the waterfall, hedge c ...

– * Ishi Pishi Falls *

Mossbrae Falls Mossbrae Falls is a waterfall flowing into the Sacramento River, in the Shasta Cascade area in Dunsmuir, California. The falls are located just south of the lower portion of Shasta Springs. Access to the falls is via a mile-long illegal hiking tr ...

* Mud Creek Falls (Konwakiton Falls) * Whitney Falls –

Tehama County Tehama County ( ; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Tehama County comprises th ...

* Battle Creek Falls – * Bluff Falls – * Deer Creek Falls – *

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Contra Costa County ) of the San Francisco Bay , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = California , subdivision_type2 ...

* Mount Diablo Falls

Fresno County Fresno County (), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. The county seat is Fresno, the fifth-most populous city in Cali ...

* Big Creek Falls (Kerckhoff Cascade, The Cascada) * Crystal Veil Falls * Dinkey Creek Falls – + * Garlic Falls – *

Grizzly Falls ''Grizzly Falls'' is a 1999 adventure film about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th century. It was written by Stuart Margolin and Richard Beattie, and directed by Stewart Raffill. Plot The film starts with an old man, Ha ...

– * Minnow Creek Falls – * Mist Falls – * Purple Lake Falls – + * Redwood Creek Falls – + * Roaring River Falls – * Royce Falls (Royce Lake Falls) – + * Silver Pass Falls – * Silver Spray Falls – + * Slissate Falls – * Stevenson Creek Falls – * Tenmile Creek Falls – * Triple Falls –

Inyo County Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is o ...

Darwin Falls Darwin Falls is a waterfall located on the western edge of Death Valley National Park near the settlement of Panamint Springs, California. Although there exists a similarly named Darwin Falls Wilderness adjacent to the falls, the falls themselves ...

– * Portal Falls (Whitney Portal Falls, Lone Pine Creek Falls) – +

Madera County Madera County (), officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera. Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...

Angel Falls Angel Falls ( es, Salto Ángel; Pemon language: ''Kerepakupai Merú'' meaning "waterfall of the deepest place", or ''Parakupá Vená'', meaning "the fall from the highest point") is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the List of waterfalls by hei ...

* Camino Falls – * Chiquito Creek Falls – * Corlieu Falls – * Jackass Falls – * Nydiver Falls * Rainbow Falls – * Reconnaissance Creek Falls – * Hidden Falls –

Marin County Marin County is a county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231. Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. Marin County is acros ...

Alamere Falls Alamere Falls is a waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. Alamere Falls is a rare " tidefall", a waterfall that flows directly into the ocean. It is one of only two known tidefalls in California, the other being McW ...

– + * Cascade Falls * Cataract Falls * Dawn Falls –

Mariposa County Mariposa County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of ...

Bridalveil Fall Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California. The waterfall is in height and flows year round. Geology The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left many hanging valleys that spawned the waterfa ...

– * Chain Cascade (Cascade Cliffs) – *

Chilnualna Falls Chilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet (210 m), located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the sout ...

– * Fissure Falls – + * Horsetail Fall – *

Illilouette Fall Illilouette Fall is a waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall. The origin and me ...

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Lehamite Falls Lehamite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park. It consists of a long series of steep cascades that fall into Yosemite Valley, in a manner similar to Sentinel Fall. The falls are located in a small cleft in the north wall of the valley known ...

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Nevada Fall Nevada FallThe official spelling is singular, see is a high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is wide ...

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Pywiack Cascade The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyo ...

– * Quaking Aspen Falls – *

Ribbon Fall Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a s ...

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Royal Arch Cascade Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley and the Yosemite National Park, United States, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel. The falls are high and are usually dry by June. The waterfall gets its ...

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Sentinel Fall Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a ...

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Silver Strand Falls Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet (175m) along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra ...

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Snow Creek Falls Snow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park toward the eastern extent of Yosemite Valley. It descends a steep gorge on a sizeable stream that originates in May Lake to the north, dropping east of the trail that l ...

– * Staircase Falls – * The Cascades (Cascade Falls) – *

Three Chute Falls Three Chute Falls (also known as Hidden Falls or Tenaya Creek Falls) is a waterfall on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The waterfall is located in lower Tenaya Canyon, around a half mile upstream from Mirr ...

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Vernal Fall Vernal Fall is a waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. Like its upstream neighbor, Vernal Fall is clearly visible at a distance, from Glacier Point, as well as close up, along the Mis ...

– * Widow's Tears – *

Wildcat Falls Wildcat Falls is located at in the western quarter of Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus ...

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Yosemite Falls Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. Located in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in ...

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Mono County Mono County ( ) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,195, making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport. The coun ...

* Aspen Falls * Big Bend Falls – * Ellery Lake Falls * Gem Lake Falls * Leavitt Falls – * Lee Vining Falls * Minaret Falls – + * Rush Creek Falls (Horsetail Falls) – + * Sardine Falls

Monterey County Monterey County ( ), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas. Montere ...

* Limekiln Falls – *

McWay Falls McWay Falls is an waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean. During high tide, it is a tidefall, a waterfal ...

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Salmon Creek Falls Salmon Creek Falls is a 120-foot (36 meter) waterfall in the southern Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. The falls are located along California State Route 1 about northwest of Ragged Point and lies within the Monterey Ranger Distri ...

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San Mateo County San Mateo County ( ), officially the County of San Mateo, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,442. Redwood City is the county seat, and the third most populated city following Daly ...

* Elliot Creek Falls * Peters Creek Falls * Pomponio Falls – *

Tip Toe Falls Tip Toe Falls (also known informally as Tiptoe Falls), is a tall waterfall (though commonly mismeasured from ) on Fall Creek in the Portola Redwoods State Park, California. There is also an upper falls, a few hundred feet upstream, which is mu ...

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Santa Clara County Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259, as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring Sa ...

* Basin Falls – *

Black Rock Falls Uvas Canyon County Park is a natural park located in upper Uvas Canyon on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, west of Morgan Hill, California. The park has several small waterfalls, some of which flow perennially, that feed into tri ...

– * Granuja Falls * Triple Falls – *

Uvas Falls Uvas Falls is located in Uvas Canyon County Park, near Morgan Hill, California Morgan Hill is a city in Santa Clara County, California, at the southern tip of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Morgan Hill is an affluent residen ...

Santa Cruz County

* Berry Creek Falls – * Castle Rock Falls – * Golden Cascade *

Silver Falls Silver Falls, is a waterfall in the Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the feder ...

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Tulare County Tulare County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. The county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. ...

* Black Wolf Falls – * Broder Falls (Coyote Creek Falls) – + * Brush Creek Falls * Cascade Falls (Yucca Creek Falls) – + * Chagoopa Falls – * Crystal Creek Falls *

Franklin Falls Franklin Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, the first of three major waterfalls on the South Fork Snoqualmie River. The falls are located near Snoqualmie Pass in King County, Washington, United States The U ...

* Freeman Creek Falls – * Marble Falls (Marble Fork Falls) – * Middle Fork Tule River Falls – *

Panther Creek Falls Panther Creek Falls is a waterfall on Panther Creek in the Wind River Valley in Skamania County, Washington. The waterfall consists of two drops, with the largest at a height of . The waterfall is perennial. Trail The waterfall and the creek w ...

* Peppermint Creek Falls – * Rock Creek Falls – *

– + * South Creek Falls – * South Fork Kaweah River Falls * Sky Blue Lake Falls – * Three-Falls-Below-The Gate (Mineral King Falls) – *

Tokopah Falls Tokopah Falls, also known as Tokopah Valley Falls, is a cascading waterfall in Sequoia National Park, California. The falls are formed as the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in T ...

(Tokopah Valley Falls) – * Tufa Falls – + * Volcano Falls (Golden Trout Creek Falls)

Tuolumne County Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. Tuolumne County comprises the ...

* California Falls – * Clavey Falls * Le Conte Falls – * Niagara Creek Falls – * Piute Falls * Rancheria Falls *

Tueeulala Falls Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls Wapama Falls is the ...

– * Tuolumne Falls – *

Wapama Falls Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. It flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the f ...

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Waterwheel Falls Waterwheel Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, located in Yosemite National Park. It is the largest of the many waterfalls of the Tuolumne River The Tuolumne River (Yokutsan: ''Tawalimnu'') flows for through Central Cali ...

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White Cascade White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

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Southern California

Kern County Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield. Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county sp ...

* Spear Creek Falls (Poso Creek Falls)

Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the ...

* Bailey Canyon Falls – * Eaton Canyon Falls – * Escondido Falls – * Falls Creek Falls – * Fish Canyon Falls – * Fox Creek Falls – * Grand Chasm Falls (Rainbow Falls) * Hermit Falls – * Leontine Falls * Lodged Boulder Falls * Maidenhair Falls * Millard Canyon Falls – * Moss Grotto Falls * Newton Canyon Falls * Ribbon Rock Falls * Roaring Rift Falls * San Antonio Falls – * Saucer Branch Falls (Punch Bowl) * Sturtevant Falls – * Switzer Falls – * Thalehaha Falls (Bridal Veil Falls) – * Trail Canyon Falls – * Wolfskill Falls – * Zuma Canyon Falls –

Orange County Orange County most commonly refers to: Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area Orange County may also refer to: U.S. counties Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando Orange County, Indiana Orange County, New ...

* Black Star Canyon Falls – * Falls Canyon Falls – * Holy Jim Falls – * Laurel Canyon Falls –

Riverside County Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Unit ...

* Ortega Falls – * San Juan Falls – *

Tahquitz Falls Tahquitz Falls is a waterfall on Tahquitz Creek in the west skirt of the city Palm Springs, in the U.S. state of California. The waterfall is located in lower Tahquitz Canyon, a short distance upstream from the visitor center. The name of the can ...

– * Tenaja Falls –

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181, ...

* Big Falls – * Bonita Falls (Bonita Canyon Falls) – + * Etiwanda Falls – * Frustration Creek Falls – * Monkeyface Falls – * Sapphire Falls

San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...

* Adobe Falls * Cedar Creek Falls – * Kitchen Creek Falls – + * Three Sisters Falls (Devils Punchbowl) - * Mildred Falls - * Maidenhair Falls -

San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. Junípero Serra founded the Mission ...

* Big Falls – + * Nacimiento Falls –

Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County, California, officially the County of Santa Barbara, is located in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 448,229. The county seat is Santa Barbara, and the largest city is Santa Maria. Santa Barba ...

* Mission Falls *

Nojoqui Falls Nojoqui Falls is a seasonal waterfall in the Santa Barbara County, California park of the same name. Description Nojoqui has been described as “one of the most graceful waterfalls in California” and “the highlight of the scenic drive alo ...

– * Rattlesnake Falls * San Ysidro Falls * Seven Falls *

Sisquoc Falls Sisquoc Falls is a large plunge type waterfall located in the San Rafael Mountains of Santa Barbara County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents ac ...

– * Tangerine Falls (West Fork Cold Springs Falls) –

Ventura County Ventura County () is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura. Ventura County comprises the Oxnar ...

* La Jolla Canyon Falls – * Matilija Falls – + *

Paradise Falls ''Paradise Falls'' is a weekly soap opera television series which aired nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It was filmed in the summer cottage community of Muskoka, Ontario. Like many major soap operas, sex is a dom ...

(Wildwood Falls) – * Piru Creek Falls – * Rose Valley Falls – * Santa Paula Canyon Falls (The Punchbowl) – * Santa Ynez Falls * Solstice Canyon Falls – * Tar Creek Falls (Emerald Falls) – +

Tallest waterfalls

References

External links

All waterfalls in California
– World Waterfall Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterfalls of California

Lists of landforms of California