California · Yosemite National Park
Quaking Aspen Falls
78 mi from Fresno · ~2.2 hr drive
No height recorded
Quaking Aspen Falls is a named waterfall in California — about 78 miles from Fresno, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Fresno, CA · 78 mi · ~2.2 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 37.8471°, -119.5701°
- Park
- Yosemite National Park (NP)
From Wikipedia: Quaking Aspen Falls is a 25-foot, multi-stranded waterfall off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park. Although the falls typically dry up by August, the stream flows year-round both above and below the falls. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Quaking Aspen Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Yosemite National Park
Quaking Aspen Falls is inside Yosemite National Park, a U.S. National Park managed by the National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published directly on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $35 per vehicle. Per vehicle, valid 7 days. America the Beautiful annual pass accepted. An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units and is worth it after ~3 park visits per year.
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/yose/
Visiting Quaking Aspen Falls
The exact location is at 37.8471°, -119.5701° — 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.
If you've visited Quaking Aspen Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Fresno, CA — 78 miles away (~2.2 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Lehamite Falls
6 miles from Quaking Aspen Falls · 1,181 ft
Snow Creek Falls
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Pywiack Cascade
6 miles from Quaking Aspen Falls · 591 ft
Tenaya Creek Waterslide
6 miles from Quaking Aspen Falls
Yosemite Falls
6 miles from Quaking Aspen Falls
Upper Yosemite Fall
6 miles from Quaking Aspen Falls · 1,444 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Quaking Aspen 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.