Escondido Falls (Upper)
Los Angeles County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Los Angeles County, California
- Ground elevation
- About 607 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Escondido Creek
- Within this boundary
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped trailhead (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Escondido Falls (Upper) is mapped in Los Angeles County, California, 1.2 miles north of Malibu. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The waterfall is mapped inside the boundary of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. This boundary can include private land. Public access at the waterfall has not been confirmed.
Nearby named trails
- Escondido Canyon Trail (Escondido Falls)
- Upper Escondido Falls Trail
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
Water & terrain
Escondido Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped trailhead is 0.8 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Escondido Falls (Lower)Official MRCA park route; upper falls closed to the publicLos Angeles County, CA0.1 miSW
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- Sycamore FallsOfficial brochure route and trailhead parking documentedVentura County, CA12 miNW
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- Punch BowlPartial guide: probable match; pass rules and current trail start not confirmedVentura County, CA33 miNW
- Jackson FallsVentura County, CA33 miNW