Pit River Falls

Long distance view of falls from overlook

 Location: Fall River Mills, Shasta County
Height: ~40 ft.
Access:   car   wheelchair   hike   nodog  
Distance: 1.5 miles (RT) (hike)
Elevation: 3500 ft. (-500 ft.) (hike)
Season: Apr-Sep
Difficulty: easy hike
Lat/Long:40.98611, -121.47083
Directions:From junction of Hwy 299 with Hwy 89, continue 9.6 miles east on Hwy 299 to the vista point on the right side of road. To hike down to the falls, continue about 0.2 miles on highway to a side road on the right.   Click to view map of Pit River Falls hike

The viewpoint for Pit River Falls is not very good because you are about a half-mile away from the waterfall. The best way to experience the waterfall is to scramble down the steep canyon to the waterfalls base.

We did not have time to make the trek down to the bottom of the canyon. To do so, follow the side road off the highway about 0.2 miles from the vista point down to the canyon edge. Then find a place to scramble down to the bottom.

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Other waterfalls nearby:
Burney Falls 9.75 miles
Lost Creek Falls 16.03 miles
Lion Wash Falls 22.60 miles
Lion Slide Falls 23.70 miles
Little Roaring Creek Falls 25.64 miles
Hatchet Creek Falls 26.14 miles
Montgomery Creek Falls 26.31 miles
Roaring Creek Falls 26.39 miles
Cedar Creek Falls 29.76 miles

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