Phantom Falls

Follow the CDFW map's dashed path from the Cherokee Road parking lot northwest to Fern Falls, then north to Coal Canyon Falls, labeled Phantom Falls. Return on the mapped path.

Calculated from the official map's consecutive 1-mile and 0.32-mile segments. These are map estimates, not a maintained signed-trail measurement.

Unmaintained dirt paths across exposed basalt country; respect mapped reserve boundaries and private land.

Where to start

Use the small gravel lot at 2488 Cherokee Road, about 8 miles north of Oroville. Roadside parking on Cherokee Road is prohibited.

Timing & water

Seasonal waterfalls; reserve open sunrise to sunset. Current water flow unknown.

Before you go

Visitors 16 and older need a CDFW Lands Pass unless covered by an exemption, including their own valid California hunting or fishing license.