10   Bridalveil Falls

From Artist Point

from Valley View

Location: Yosemite Village, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County
Height: 620 ft.
Access:   car   dog   wheelchair  
Distance: 0.4 miles (RT)
Elevation: 4000 ft.
Season: Apr-Jul
Difficulty: easy hike
Lat/Long:37.71660, -119.64683
Directions:Take Southside Drive towards the valley, then turn right on Hwy #41. The parking lot for Bridalveil Falls is immediately to the left.
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In the spring, Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, is incredibly powerful. Later in the summer, it is still great, but loses its grandeur after all the snow is melted. It is a short walk from the parking lot to the waterfalls viewpoint, and in the spring, you will get drenched for sure, even though you are still a few hundred yards away from the actual waterfall. Bridalveil Creek flows with remarkable force as you walk up to the viewpoint.

The walk to the viewpoint is paved but not wheelchair accessible. We tried but could not get my dad up the final steep section. There are still other good viewpoints of the falls that are wheelchair accessible.

Other great views of Bridalveil Falls can be found at the Wawona Tunnel viewpoint, Valley View, and road marker V14 (also the viewpoint for Ribbon Falls). Most of the above photos were all taken at around sunset at Artist Point, which is close (and similar) to Tunnel View, though requires a bit of a hike (unlike Tunnel View).

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Other waterfalls nearby:
Horsetail Falls 1.07 miles
Widows Tears 1.25 miles
Ribbon Falls 1.33 miles
Silver Strand Falls 1.46 miles
Sentinel Falls 2.73 miles
Cascades 3.58 miles
Lower Yosemite Falls 3.59 miles
Wildcat Falls 3.75 miles
Upper Yosemite Falls 3.82 miles
Tamarack Falls 3.84 miles
Staircase Falls 4.03 miles
Illilouette Falls 4.54 miles
Grouse Creek Falls 4.61 miles
Royal Arch Cascade 4.63 miles
Lehamite Falls 4.74 miles
Avalanche Creek Falls 5.17 miles
Vernal Falls 5.52 miles
Silver Apron Falls 5.64 miles
Nevada Falls 6.10 miles
Foresta Falls 6.23 miles
Lower Foresta Falls 6.59 miles
Chinquapin Falls 6.75 miles
Snow Creek Falls 6.83 miles
Little Crane Creek Falls 6.84 miles
Three Chutes Falls 6.88 miles
Merced River Falls 8.92 miles
Bunnell Cascade 9.61 miles
Chilnualna Falls 10.71 miles
Lower Chilnualna Falls 11.48 miles
Carlon Falls 12.05 miles
Wapama Falls 18.34 miles
Tueeulala Falls 18.35 miles
Rainbow Pool Falls 20.80 miles
Camino Falls 23.78 miles
Devils Slide Falls (and Angel Falls) 25.84 miles
West Chiquito Creek Falls 26.50 miles
Ellery Lake Falls 26.87 miles
Tatum Falls 27.62 miles
Lundy Canyon Falls 27.67 miles
Horsetail Falls 27.74 miles
Warren Fork Falls 27.77 miles
Big Bend Falls 28.45 miles
Aspen Falls 28.74 miles
Chiquito Creek Falls 28.95 miles
Minaret Falls 29.96 miles

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