Peppermint Creek Falls
Tulare County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 150 ft (45.7 m)
- Location
- Tulare County, California
- Access status
- Local guide route from a documented pullout; private land downstream
- The walk
- About 0.5 to 1+ mile (source figure)
- Ground & access
- No official trail or sign. Old roads and use-trails, then a steep rocky scramble to the base. Good footwear needed.
From Johnsondale, take Lloyd Meadow Road (22S82) about 11 miles, past Lower Peppermint Campground. Park at the dirt area about a quarter mile after the road crosses Peppermint Creek. Old trails and double tracks on the north side of the creek merge in a meadow at an old sign. Follow the old road to the boulder knoll above the falls. Steep use-trails continue down to a viewing area below the 150-foot falls.
Plan your visit
Lloyd Meadow Road pullout beyond Peppermint Creek to the top of Peppermint Creek Falls, with optional scramble to the base
Kern River Sierra gives 0.5 to 1+ miles and about 300 feet of elevation change to the bottom of the falls. Distance depends on how far down you scramble.
No official trail or sign. Old roads and use-trails, then a steep rocky scramble to the base. Good footwear needed.
Where to start
Dirt parking area on Lloyd Meadow Road about a quarter mile past the Peppermint Creek crossing. The source says this is the last good spot before a private property gate. Respect private property farther down the creek.
Timing & water
Late spring to fall per the source. Lower Peppermint Campground is open June 15 to November 15; Lloyd Meadow Road may close in winter.
Before you go
No day-use fee is mentioned for the falls. The $29 per night fee at Lower Peppermint Campground is a camping fee, not a day-use charge.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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