Lower King's Canyon Waterfall

Carson City, Nevada

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Access status: Short official trail route and trailhead documented
The walk: About 0.3 miles one way on the Waterfall Trail
Ground & access: Short single-track trail with uphill switchbacks.

USDA Forest Service: Kings Canyon Trailhead

Lower King's Canyon Waterfall, NV
Photo credit
Photo: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the Kings Canyon trailhead on Kings Canyon Road, west of downtown Carson City, take the single-track, hikers-only Waterfall Trail. It switchbacks uphill past the junction with the North Kings Loop to the lower Kings Canyon waterfall on North Kings Canyon Creek, the most easily reached of the Kings Canyon falls. Return the same way, or take the 1.8-mile North Kings Loop for more views.

Plan your visit

Kings Canyon trailhead on Kings Canyon Road, Waterfall Trail to the lower Kings Canyon waterfall

Trailing Ahead gives the Waterfall Trail as 0.3 miles long from the waterfall trailhead to the lower fall.

Short single-track trail with uphill switchbacks.

Where to start

Kings Canyon trailhead on Kings Canyon Road, Carson City (Forest Service coordinates 39.153344, -119.815549). Paved parking and restrooms.

Timing & water

The Forest Service lists the trailhead season of use as May to October. The creek is a Carson City drinking water source.

Before you go

Run by the Forest Service with Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space. No fee is stated. Dogs are not allowed on the Waterfall Trail or the North Kings Loop under Carson City rules.

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

Carson City, Nevada.

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