California
Murietta Falls
16 mi from San Jose · ~30 min drive
108ft tall
≈ 33 m
≈ 33 m
Murietta Falls is a named waterfall in California — a substantial cascade dropping 108 feet, about 16 miles from San Jose, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- San Jose, CA · 16 mi · ~30 min drive
- Height
- 108 ft (33 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.5337°, -121.7158°
Visiting Murietta Falls
The exact location is at 37.5337°, -121.7158° — 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 Jose, CA — 16 miles away (~30 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Murietta Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . 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.