California
Adobe Falls
7 mi from San Diego · ~10 min drive
No height recorded
Adobe Falls is a named waterfall in California — about 7 miles from San Diego, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- San Diego, CA · 7 mi · ~10 min drive
- Coordinates
- 32.7799°, -117.0706°
From Wikipedia: Adobe Falls is a seasonal waterfall on a tributary of the San Diego River. The area is owned and managed by San Diego State University (SDSU). It is a popular natural tourist attraction, though there is no legal public access to this location. The San Diego Historical Resources Board declared the falls a historic landmark in 1973. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Adobe Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Adobe Falls
The exact location is at 32.7799°, -117.0706° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is San Diego, CA — 7 miles away (~10 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Adobe Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.