California
Silver Strand Falls
67 mi from Fresno · ~1.9 hr drive · Seasonal flow · Intermittent
574ft tall
≈ 175 m
≈ 175 m
Silver Strand Falls is a named waterfall in California — a major waterfall standing 574 feet tall, about 67 miles from Fresno, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Fresno, CA · 67 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
- Height
- 574 ft (175 m)
- Elevation
- 6,437 ft (1962 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.7044°, -119.6692°
- Seasonal flow
- Yes
- Intermittent
- Yes — may run dry seasonally
From Wikipedia: Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet (175m) along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. The falls are commonly thought to drop 1170 feet (356m); this is incorrect. The name Widow's Tears had been applied to Silver Strand Falls in the past, but the lower-volume waterfall located one drainage to the east of Meadow Brook is now known as Widow's Tears and is thought to drop 1,170 feet (360 m), hence the confusion regarding the height. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Silver Strand Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Silver Strand Falls
The exact location is at 37.7044°, -119.6692° — 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 Fresno, CA — 67 miles away (~1.9 hr drive).
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1 miles from Silver Strand Falls · 617 ft
Ribbon Fall
2 miles from Silver Strand Falls · 1,612 ft
The Cascades
3 miles from Silver Strand Falls
Upper Cascades
3 miles from Silver Strand Falls
Horsetail Fall
3 miles from Silver Strand Falls · 1,542 ft
Wildcat Falls
3 miles from Silver Strand Falls · 623 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Silver Strand 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.