Buck Gulch Falls
Marin County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Marin County, California
- Access status
- Partial guide: path crosses an easement onto ranch land; parking not confirmed
- The walk
- About 1.3 miles return
- Ground & access
- Mostly flat path with a stream ford on stones, a plank or wet wading. Brambles and poison oak beside the path.
The January 2023 article starts the walk near the Marin Country Club at the end of Fairway Drive on a fire road. Ford the stream, follow the path into the gulch, then cross onto an easement to the H Ranch property. The path ends at the falls. Return the same way. Only the first, lowest fall is covered. A visitor who returned in 2016 found a fence and an end of public trail sign at the lower falls, so do not continue upstream.
Plan your visit
End of Fairway Drive, Novato, by fire road and creekside path to Buck Gulch (Fairway) Falls
The San Francisco Standard gives a 1.3-mile out-and-back path. This is the source figure for the walk to the first fall only.
Mostly flat path with a stream ford on stones, a plank or wet wading. Brambles and poison oak beside the path.
Where to start
The sources describe the start at the end of Fairway Drive but do not identify a parking area or any parking rules. Parking permission is not confirmed.
Timing & water
Seasonal. The falls run after significant rain. The stream ford is harder in high water. Current trail status unverified.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned in the reviewed sources. Current rules are unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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