Trip Date: 5/15/2016

Location: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Permit/Pass: $30 Vehicle Pass - valid 1 through 7 days. Valid for Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.

$15 Individual Entry Pass - valid 1 through 7 days. Per person entrance fee for a visitor traveling on foot, bicycle, or for individuals traveling together in a vehicle as a non-commercial, organized group.

Trail Map: NPS Map, AmericanSouthwest.net

Directions: From California Highway 198 in Visalia take California Highway 63 north for 29 and a half miles to a junction with CA Hwy 180 (Kings Canyon Road). Turn right on 180 and proceed about 25 miles to a junction with in CA Hwy 198 on the right. Continue 26 miles on Hwy 180 as it veers left (north) and passes Grant Grove before circling to the east and descending through Kings Canyon. The picnic and falls area will be on your left. 

Synopsis: You can see Grizzly Falls from the road, and it's power compels your attention. It's a very short, easy walk to the base of the falls, where one stands a decent chance of getting a bit damp. If it's not to crowded this is a great spot to stop for a break or a bite, especially with the river right across the road.

Trail sequence: Grizzly Falls footpath

Type: Loop

Distance: 0.1 miles

Elevation: Min. -  4155', Max. - 4238'

Rating: Easy (factors: spray) 

Notes: It can be slippery near the base of the falls.

Track: Grizzly Falls - Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP: GaiaGPS, Everytrail

Turn by Turn:

  -- After parking, turn toward that loud rushing sound. Walk over to it, then walk back. 

Photo Gallery: Flickr

Video: Youtube