Trip Date: 5/14/2016

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 a little over 33 miles on Hwy 180 as it veers left (north) and passes Grant Grove before circling to the east and descending through Kings Canyon. You pass Cedar Grove before coming to the parking area for Roaring River Falls on the right.

Synopsis: This is a short paved walk to yet another mesmerizing Sierra waterfall. Roaring River Falls isn't broad or towering, it's just fascinating to watch as the water crashes through rock walls and drops into mist as it cascades down toward the Kings River.

Trail sequence: Roaring River Falls footpath

Type: Out and back

Distance: 0.3 miles

Elevation: Min. -  4764', Max. - 4936'

Rating: Easy 

Notes: The path to the falls is paved and short, but the trail to Zumwalt Meadow that heads off to the east is not.

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

Turn by Turn:

  -- Follow the paved walkway south as it gently climbs and meanders toward a viewing area for the falls. There are nice views of the creek along the way. 

Photo Gallery: Flickr

Video: Youtube