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Wildcat Falls

Yosemite National Park, California, USA

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Wildcat Falls was definitely one of the more obscure waterfalls we’ve found in the park.

The funny thing was that most people driving along the El Portal Road zoom past this waterfall without even knowing it was there!

Not only that, but it was practically the next door neighbor to the semi-famous Cascade Falls.

If we could provide a reason for this waterfall’s obscurity, we’d have to say that vegetation concealed it from all but the most observant drivers along Highway 140.

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The base of Wildcat Falls

Moreover, there didn’t appear to be infrastructure recognizing it nor even alerting park visitors to check it out.

Indeed, this had the feeling more like it was one for the waterfall collectors like us. So with its lack of notoriety, we were able to enjoy the waterfall by ourselves (aside from the mosquitoes).

Finding Wildcat Falls

To access the base of this waterfall, we started from the car park for Cascade Falls, then we had to walk about 1/4-mile along Route 140 on the north side of the road until we reached Wildcat Creek.

That was when we spotted a trail of use that led through the vegetation and right towards the attractive base of the falls.

Before entering the vegetation, we were also able to see some of the upper sections of the waterfall by looking up towards the top end of the cliff looming over us.

Another way we were able to see the uppermost tiers of Wildcat Falls was from Turtleback Dome.

The details about this viewpoint could be found in the Cascade Falls page.

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Wildcat Falls resides in Yosemite National Park. For information or inquiries about the park as well as current conditions, visit the National Park Service website.

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