California
Wapama Falls
83 mi from Stockton · ~2.4 hr drive
1,286ft tall
≈ 392 m
≈ 392 m
Wapama Falls is a named waterfall in California — a major waterfall standing 1,286 feet tall, about 83 miles from Stockton, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Stockton, CA · 83 mi · ~2.4 hr drive
- Height
- 1,286 ft (392 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.9679°, -119.7655°
From Wikipedia: Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on Falls Creek on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley below Hetch Hetchy Dome, in Yosemite National Park. The other waterfall, Tueeulala Falls, is on a separate seasonal distributary of Falls Creek. Wapama Falls flows year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the falls impossible to pass. The falls consist of two primary drops angled roughly 60 degrees to each other, and a broad cascade at its base. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Wapama Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Wapama Falls
The exact location is at 37.9679°, -119.7655° — 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 Stockton, CA — 83 miles away (~2.4 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Wapama 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.