California
Staircase Falls
70 mi from Fresno · ~2.0 hr drive
1,017ft tall
≈ 310 m
≈ 310 m
Staircase Falls is a named waterfall in California — a major waterfall standing 1,017 feet tall, about 70 miles from Fresno, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Fresno, CA · 70 mi · ~2.0 hr drive
- Height
- 1,017 ft (310 m)
- Elevation
- 4,400 ft (1341 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.7350°, -119.5749°
From Wikipedia: Staircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on the southern side of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. The falls descend a total of 1,300 feet (400 m) into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. Staircase Falls is relatively ephemeral and is usually dry by the end of June. The falls are located immediately behind Camp Curry on cliffs below Glacier Point. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Staircase Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Staircase Falls
The exact location is at 37.7350°, -119.5749° — 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 — 70 miles away (~2.0 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Royal Arch Cascade
1 miles from Staircase Falls · 1,247 ft
Sentinel Fall
1 miles from Staircase Falls · 1,936 ft
Illilouette Fall
2 miles from Staircase Falls · 361 ft
Lower Yosemite Fall
2 miles from Staircase Falls · 322 ft
Vernal Fall
2 miles from Staircase Falls · 318 ft
Middle Cascades
2 miles from Staircase Falls · 676 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Staircase 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.