💧 Discover Carlon Falls, a charming waterfall within Yosemite National Park.
🚶♀️ Enjoy a moderate 3.8-mile (6 km) round trip hike, perfect for a 1-2 hour adventure.
💰 Access a beautiful Yosemite waterfall without passing through a manned entrance gate
🏞️ Marvel at the personal-sized waterfall with its pool and cascades
🌸 Spot wildflowers, ferns, and Indian Rhubarb along the river
🎣 Try your luck catching rainbow and brook trout
☀️ Best visited from late May to September after spring runoff
📏 Distance: 3.8 miles (6 km) round trip
⬆️ Elevation Gain: 200 feet (60 meters)
⏱️ Time: 1 - 2 hours
🌲 Trail Type: Easy hike along the South Fork of the Tuolumne River
⛰️ Features: Short, steep ascent near the end; smooth trail with occasional roots and rocks
🗺️ Route: Starts in Stanislaus National Forest, enters Yosemite Park via a narrow V-shaped gate
💧 Crosses small streams, usually dry by late summer
🏊♀️ Popular swimming hole once water flow subsides to safe levels
🤫 For solitude, visit early or late on a weekday
⚠️ Be aware of water depth, temperature, current, and slippery river beds
🦟 Mosquitoes may be present near water
🐻 Bear sightings are possible, though unusual
🅿️ Limited parking at trailhead pullout (4-5 cars)
🚗 Additional parking at picnic area across the bridge (8 cars)
📍 Directions: Take Evergreen Road (to Hetch Hetchy) from Highway 120/northwest entrance. Parking and trailhead are near the bridge over Tuolumne River.
🚽 Pit toilet available across the bridge at the picnic area
🚻 Toilets with plumbing 2 miles away at Big Oak Flat park entrance
🏨 More toilets 5.5 miles away at Evergreen Lodge
🌳 Woods can also be used
🍫 Vending machines 2 miles away at Big Oak Flat Yosemite entrance
🍽️ Restaurant, saloon, and small general store 5.5 miles away at Evergreen Lodge