Waterfalls

Berry Creek Falls

Leon Furnball

We know, cheesy title, but we had to do it.  Who doesn't love waterfalls?  Recent droughts have run many of the area’s falls dry, but there are still a bunch of places within driving distance where you can get your feet wet. Here are our favorites.

Berry Creek Falls, Big Basin State Park

Yosemite’s Vernal Fall flows heavy in spring

Photography by Daniel Fritzen

Awe-inspiring beauty like Yosemite’s doesn’t come cheap: You pay for it with cash and with crowds. But there are ways to ameliorate that. To start, avoid the hordes of summer tourists by going in the shoulder months. April and May are the perfect time to see the national park’s gushing waterfalls (nps.gov/yose).