Lower Ravine Falls
Butte County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 40 ft (12.2 m)
- Location
- Butte County, California
- Access status
- Published reserve route and official parking documented; faint paths; Lands Pass required
- The walk
- Part of a 7-mile loop
- Ground & access
- Partly faint, unmaintained paths and some trailless sections. Rock-hopping across Ravine Creek can be tricky at high water. Cattle graze the reserve.
From the reserve lot on Cherokee Road, follow the Phantom Falls route west and northeast across the plateau; keep right at the signed junction at 0.8 mile toward Ravine and Phantom Falls. Pass Ravine Falls and continue to Phantom View. Return to the signed junction and head toward Little Ravine Falls. At about 2.4 miles, pass a fence cut with a trail sign, then descend into The Ravine to a spot just above Lower Ravine Falls, a 40-foot drop. Either return the same way or continue the loop past Beatson Falls.
Plan your visit
Phantom Falls Loop, North Table Mountain, to Lower Ravine Falls
Source figure for the whole Phantom Falls Loop is 7 miles. Going this direction, Lower Ravine Falls is reached a little past the 2.4-mile point; no exact single-fall distance is given.
Partly faint, unmaintained paths and some trailless sections. Rock-hopping across Ravine Creek can be tricky at high water. Cattle graze the reserve.
Where to start
Park in the gravel lot on the west side of Cherokee Road, about 6.3 miles north of Table Mountain Boulevard. CDFW says parking on Cherokee Road is not permitted.
Timing & water
Falls run only after recent rain in winter and early spring. Open daily, sunrise to sunset.
Before you go
Visitors 16 and older need a CDFW Lands Pass unless they hold a valid California hunting or fishing license.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Little Phantom FallsPartial guide: no coordinates published for this fall, and reserve boundaries along the route are not confirmed124 ft (37.8 m) · Butte County, CA0.6 miNE
- Ravine FallsPublished reserve route and official parking documented; Lands Pass required76 ft (23.2 m) · Butte County, CA0.7 miE
- Ravine Twin FallsPartial guide: unmarked cross-country route, and reserve boundaries along the route are not confirmed46 ft (14 m) · Butte County, CA0.7 miE
Phantom FallsApproach verified on the official map; paths are unmaintained.164 ft (50 m) · Butte County, CA0.8 miNE- Little Hollow FallsButte County, CA1.0 miE
- Beatson Falls104 ft (31.7 m) · Butte County, CA1.0 miSW
- Western Falls120 ft (36.6 m) · Butte County, CA1.0 miSW
- Hollow FallsShort reserve trail; Lands Pass required45 ft (13.7 m) · Butte County, CA1.2 miSE
- Crevice FallsPartial guide: no marked route or single-falls distance; cross-country approach from one visitor account30 ft (9.1 m) · Butte County, CA1.7 miS