California · Documented attraction
The Cascades
24 mi from San Jose · ~40 min drive
No height recorded
The Cascades is a named waterfall in California — about 24 miles from San Jose, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- San Jose, CA · 24 mi · ~40 min drive
- Coordinates
- 37.1777°, -122.2711°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
- Wheelchair access
- No
Visiting The Cascades
The exact location is at 37.1777°, -122.2711° — 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 The Cascades 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 San Jose, CA — 24 miles away (~40 min drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for The Cascades 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.