A tall 1200-ft waterfall on an easy 3.4-mile hike; flows powerfully in late spring/early summer but can dry up in low-snow years; no dogs.
National Park entrance fee required; no separate permit
Flows powerfully during late-spring/early-summer snowmelt; usually a trickle by autumn and can dry up completely in low-snow years, per NPS.
Tokopah Falls is an easy 3.4-mile hike in Sequoia National Park to a spectacular 1,200-ft waterfall. The accessible trail makes this suitable for families and casual hikers.
Water flow is highly seasonal. The falls are most impressive during late spring and early summer snowmelt, when they thunder with power. By autumn, flows often diminish to a trickle, and in low-snow years the falls can dry up entirely.
Plan your visit for late spring or early summer to experience the falls at their best. Dogs are not permitted on NPS trails.
Flows powerfully during late-spring/early-summer snowmelt; usually a trickle by autumn and can dry up completely in low-snow years.
1.5-2 hours
Visit in late spring or early summer for best water; it can dry up in low-snow years. No dogs allowed.
National Park entrance fee required; no separate permit
Via a 3.4-mile round-trip trail rated easy by the managing agency.
No — the managing agency's page states dogs are not permitted here (or on the specific trail/area needed to reach the falls).
We track 9 waterfalls in Yosemite/Sierra Nevada.
nps.gov
NPS Sequoia & Kings Canyon 'Explore Tokopah Falls' page, checked Aug 2026. Trailhead at Lodgepole Campground.
Checked August 2026.