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Sycamore Falls

Ventura County, California

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Ventura County, California
Access status
Official brochure route and trailhead parking documented
The walk
About 1.8 miles each way per the NPS brochure
Ground & access
The return is uphill out of the canyon. The NPS brochure notes a stream crossing and a narrow final spur. No bikes or pets on this trail.
NPS: Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa brochure (PDF)

From the east end of the main parking area, walk the dirt road past the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center to Big Sycamore Canyon Road. Turn left (east) on Danielson Road (Old Cabin Trail), keep right at the fork and descend into the canyon. Continue past the Upper Sycamore Canyon Trail junction to a hairpin bend, then take the narrow waterfall spur about 100 yards to the falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa main parking area to Sycamore Canyon Falls by the Old Cabin Trail waterfall spur

The NPS brochure lists the Trail to the Waterfall as 1.8 miles one way. Hiking Project lists a 4.4-mile loop that adds the Satwiwa Loop on the return; that loop total is not the out-and-back distance.

The return is uphill out of the canyon. The NPS brochure notes a stream crossing and a narrow final spur. No bikes or pets on this trail.

Where to start

Main parking area at the Lynn Road and Via Goleta entrance in Newbury Park. The NPS brochure says the main parking area is open from 8 a.m. to sunset.

Timing & water

The falls flow mainly after winter rain and can be dry in drought years. The area burned in the 2013 Springs Fire.

Before you go

No fee was stated in the NPS sources read. Not confirmed.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Ventura County, California.

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