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Tokopah Falls

Sequoia National Park / Lodgepole, California, USA

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Tokopah Falls (also known as Tokopah Valley Falls) probably has the tallest cumulative drop of the known and accessible waterfalls that we’re aware of in Sequoia National Park.

It’s said to drop some 1,200ft at the head of Tokopah Valley, but the cascade twists and turns as it tumbles its way down into the Marble Fork Kaweah River.

Tokopah_Falls_017_05272005 - Tokopah Falls surrounded by still lots of snow
Tokopah Falls surrounded by still lots of snow

So we never really got to see the whole height of the falls in one shot (if it is indeed as tall as stated).

Watching over the whole scene is the so-called Watchtower – a pointy rock formation across the river on Tokopah Valley.

It prominently showed itself starting at roughly the half-way point of the roughly 3.4-mile round trip out-and-back trail.

We’ve read that this waterfall can dry up in late Summer though each time we’ve come here, it was during Spring.

Tokopah_Falls_034_05272005 - Looking back across some seasonal companion waterfalls towards the Watchtower Formation from the base of Tokopah Falls
Looking back across some seasonal companion waterfalls towards the Watchtower Formation from the base of Tokopah Falls

And for some strange reason, each time we’ve been here, there was enough snow to make the waterfall appear to blend in with the rest of the scenery.

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Correction on Tokopah Falls September 16, 2009 11:34 pm by William H. Haas - The article about Tokopah Falls is incorrect. Tokopah is not on the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River as stated in the article. Instead, Tokopah Falls is on the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River. The article needs to be corrected. ...Read More

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