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6.5 University Falls
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Location: Georgetown, El Dorado National Forest, El Dorado County
Height: ~70 ft.
Access:   
Distance: 5.6 miles (RT)
Elevation: 4100 ft. (-650 ft.)
Season: Apr-Sep
Difficulty: 
Lat/Long:38.93628, -120.6659
Directions:n/a
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University Falls, aka Pilot Creek Falls, is a long slide of about 70 ft. in total height, dropping into a number of small pools. The final (and largest) cascade is about 30 ft. high. The swimming holes and water slides here are very popular during the hot summer months with the locals.
I have been requested to remove directions from my website to this waterfall. Although the waterfall itself is on public land, the trail leading to the falls crosses private property, owned by UC Berkeley and other private landowners (hence the name, University Falls). With so many people now coming to these falls,
there is a serious environmental problem here. In addition to this, the water slides are quite dangerous, and people have died here. Please be respectful and do not trespass.
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