Horsetail Falls

Siskiyou County, California

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Siskiyou County, California
Access status: Partial guide: exact roadside pull-out and road number not confirmed
The walk: Roadside viewpoint; Discover Siskiyou lists 0.4 miles out and back from an unnamed start
Ground & access: Gravel forest road. Rock slides are common on this road. Burned forest along the creek.

Discover Siskiyou: Horsetail and Ponytail Falls

Discover Siskiyou says you can reach Horsetail Falls by car and that smaller Ponytail Falls is half a mile north. A November 2025 visitor walking down the road from Cook and Green Pass passed Ponytail Falls first and then the taller Horsetail Falls beside the road along East Fork Seiad Creek.

Plan your visit

Roadside view from the gravel forest road between Seiad Valley and Cook and Green Pass, along East Fork Seiad Creek

Discover Siskiyou gives 0.4 miles out and back with 98 feet of gain but does not say where the walk starts. It is not a measured distance from a known parking spot.

Gravel forest road. Rock slides are common on this road. Burned forest along the creek.

Where to start

Discover Siskiyou: no parking lot, roadside parking only. The exact pull-out was not described. Do not block the road.

Timing & water

Check road conditions before going; Discover Siskiyou says rock slides commonly block the road. A visitor saw the falls flowing in late November 2025.

Before you go

No fee or permit information was found.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Siskiyou County, California.

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