5   Deer Creek Falls

Location: Chester, Lassen National Forest, Tehama County Height: 20 ft. Access:         Distance: n/a Elevation: 3650 ft. Season: Mar-Aug Difficulty: Lat/Long:40.20218, -121.51306 Directions:Take Hwy #36 east of Red Bluff. Turn right on Hwy #32 towards Chico. Drive 8.7 miles to the signed turnoff for Deer Creek Falls. The falls is just a short walk down the cliff side. Coming from Chico, it is 44.8 miles along Hwy 32.

The upper Deer Creek Falls is a small 20 ft. drop along Deer Creek, but is still a very nice waterfall, as it plunges down into a little pool. It is just a short walk from the roadside down to the creek, and there is now a developed (signed) turnout on Hwy 32. Deer Creek Falls is better to see when the creek is higher in the spring, but when I was here in October, the creek was flowing great (though, I think it was mostly from recent snow melt).

If you can, you should also check out the Lower Deer Creek Falls (3.2 miles down Hwy 32). It is an easy hike to a really nice falls.

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Other waterfalls nearby:

Lower Deer Creek Falls	4.28 miles
Deadhorse Falls	11.91 miles
Battle Creek Falls	12.53 miles
Lower Battle Creek Falls	13.31 miles
Bluff Falls	14.64 miles
Mill Creek Falls	16.48 miles
Kings Creek Cascades	18.13 miles
Kings Creek Falls	18.20 miles
Chambers Creek Falls	19.58 miles
Little Hawaii Falls	20.96 miles

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