Dry fall
Inyo County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Inyo County, California
- Access status
- Partial guide: which dry fall in the canyon this is has not been confirmed
- The walk
- Under 1.4 miles return (exact point not confirmed)
- Ground & access
- Rocky wash with little shade for the first quarter mile, then a canyon with a few short scrambling sections near the end.
From the Natural Bridge parking area, walk up the rocky canyon wash. There is no official trail. Pass under Natural Bridge at about 0.3 mile and continue up the canyon, which ends at a dry waterfall chute about 0.4 mile past the bridge. The canyon has more than one dry fall. This mapped point lies before the canyon end, so which dry fall it marks is not confirmed. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Natural Bridge Canyon past Natural Bridge to the dry fall
Noah Lang gives 0.7 mile each way to the dry waterfall chute at the canyon end. This mapped point is closer to the trailhead than that, so it is probably a smaller dry fall before the canyon end. The walking distance to it is not published.
Rocky wash with little shade for the first quarter mile, then a canyon with a few short scrambling sections near the end.
Where to start
Park in the open dirt lot at the end of Natural Bridge Road, a dirt road off Badwater Road 13.5 miles south of CA-190. The park says washouts and deep ruts can occur; check road conditions with a ranger. A vault toilet is at the lot.
Timing & water
The park says hiking is not advised after 10am in summer. Pets are not allowed on any trail in the park.
Before you go
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Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.