State: California
Location: Mount Diablo State Park
Length, Round Trip: 5.9 miles
Trail Type: Loop
Elevation Change: 1200 feet
Best Season: Year-Round
Difficulty: Moderate
Usage: Heavy
Lake Tahoe
Trail Information
In winter (rainy season) and throughout spring, the Falls Trail offers fine views of one of the mountain’s most spectacular attraction several waterfalls up to 100 feet high. Spring also brings astounding displays of wildflowers. The colorful rock formations are worth the trip any time. The waterfalls dry up during summer and fall before the winter rains. Kindly refrain from scrambling to the falls. It is dangerous and damages the landscape.
The Falls Trail Loop takes you 5.9 miles via Donner Canyon Road and Hetherington Loop Trail, then up Cardinet Oaks Road to Falls Trail; return loop on section of Middle Trail (1200-foot climb includes canyon crossings). In winter and early spring, roads at lower elevation may be muddy.
Directions
The trailhead is located at the end of Regency Drive or Mountaire Parkway in Clayton.
