Nobe Young Falls
Tulare County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Tulare County, California
- Access status
- Unsigned use-trail route from a documented highway pullout
- The walk
- Less than 1 mile total (source figure)
- Ground & access
- No official trail. Old logging roads, use-trails and some off-trail scrambling. Unsigned.
Look for a dirt pullout south of Nobe Young Creek on Western Divide Highway, about 6.8 miles south of Ponderosa Lodge or 6.7 miles north of the M50 junction. Walk down the barricaded logging road to the north. After about 500 feet veer right onto another old logging road. About a third of a mile from the start, a use-trail cuts off left and descends to the creek; staying left leads to the alcove behind the falls.
Plan your visit
Dirt pullout on Western Divide Highway (M107) south of Nobe Young Creek, down old logging roads and a use-trail to Nobe Young Falls
Kern River Sierra gives less than 1 mile total with 150 feet of climbing.
No official trail. Old logging roads, use-trails and some off-trail scrambling. Unsigned.
Where to start
Dirt pullout on Western Divide Highway (on the right when coming from Johnsondale), south of Nobe Young Creek, about 1 mile past Last Chance Road (22S02).
Timing & water
Western Divide Highway is a mountain road; best in late spring and summer. Flow is highest in spring.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned in the source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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