Seven Teacups
Tulare County, California
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Tulare County, California
- Access status
- Partial guide: exact roadside turnout not confirmed; creek crossing
- The walk
- About 4.5 miles return
- Ground & access
- Hot, exposed trail with about 1,000 feet of gain. In May 2026 the creek crossing was 4 feet deep at a log and shin deep about 100 feet upstream. Rock scrambling near the pools. Entering the pools is a technical canyoneering descent.
Drive north past Kernville on Mountain Highway 99 to a roadside turnout that serves as the trailhead. The trail is easy to follow to Dry Meadow Creek. After a creek crossing, the path goes up and down beside the creek with some scrambling to a viewpoint over the teacups. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Mountain Highway 99 roadside turnout to the Seven Teacups viewing spot on Dry Meadow Creek
The Iron Hiker account gives 4.5 miles round trip on trail and 1,000 feet of gain. This is to a viewing spot above the pools, not into the pools.
Hot, exposed trail with about 1,000 feet of gain. In May 2026 the creek crossing was 4 feet deep at a log and shin deep about 100 feet upstream. Rock scrambling near the pools. Entering the pools is a technical canyoneering descent.
Where to start
Free roadside turnout on Mountain Highway 99, according to the visitor account. The exact turnout is not identified in an official source.
Timing & water
Creek crossings are deeper during snowmelt. Summer temperatures are high on this exposed trail.
Before you go
The visitor account lists parking as free. No official fee or permit information was found.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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