Dry fall
Inyo County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Inyo County, California
- Access status
- Partial guide: the mapped dry fall is probably the one at the canyon end, not confirmed
- The walk
- About 1 mile return (NPS figure for the canyon route)
- Ground & access
- No official trail; rocky canyon wash with 86 ft (26 m) gain. Flash floods can occur. No shade.
Walk up the rocky wash from the information sign to Natural Bridge. NPS says the canyon continues a short distance beyond the bridge and ends abruptly at a dry waterfall. The mapped dry fall is probably this one, but the canyon contains more than one dry fall. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Natural Bridge trailhead up the canyon, past the bridge, to the dry fall at the canyon end
NPS lists 1 mile (3.2 km) round trip. NPS does not say whether this includes the short extension beyond the bridge to the dry fall.
No official trail; rocky canyon wash with 86 ft (26 m) gain. Flash floods can occur. No shade.
Where to start
Open dirt parking area at the end of the unpaved Natural Bridge Road, 13.5 miles south of CA-190 off Badwater Road. Vault toilet. The road can have washouts and deep ruts.
Timing & water
NPS advises against hiking after 10 am in summer. Pets are not allowed on any trail in the park. It is a dry fall; it only runs during rare flash floods.
Before you go
Death Valley National Park entrance fee rules apply; amount not confirmed here. No reservation for the trail.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.