Modjeska Falls
El Dorado County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- El Dorado County, California
- Access status
- Short trail from a named trailhead; limited parking
- The walk
- About 1 mile return (derived from about 0.5 mile one way)
- Ground & access
- Easy to moderate trail with some rocky footing.
Drive Fallen Leaf Road around Fallen Leaf Lake toward Lily Lake and the Glen Alpine Trailhead. The waterfall near the road is Lower Glen Alpine Falls. Walk about half a mile up the trail from the trailhead to Modjeska Falls, a seasonal three-step cascade on Glen Alpine Creek.
Plan your visit
Glen Alpine Trailhead near Lily Lake up the trail to Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls)
CalExplornia says Modjeska Falls is roughly half a mile from the Glen Alpine Trailhead. The return figure is derived.
Easy to moderate trail with some rocky footing.
Where to start
Glen Alpine Trailhead; parking is limited. Vault toilet, no drinking water.
Timing & water
Best in late spring and early summer; flow drops sharply later in the season.
Before you go
Current fees and permit rules not confirmed in the reviewed source.
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