Whiskeytown Falls is a 180-foot waterfall on East Fork Crystal Creek in Shasta County, California, in the Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range region. It lies about 9.2 miles southeast of Lewiston and roughly 14.8 miles west of Redding as the crow flies.
At 180 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 68th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. The tallest single drop is 71 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 3 drops.
The Klamath Mountains and California High North Coast Range are a rugged, geologically complex region of steep ridges and deep river canyons with mixed conifer and hardwood forest, including redwoods near the coast. Wild rivers and steep creeks drop through rocky gorges.
Shasta County holds 43 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crystal Creek Falls, a 52-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Boulder Creek Falls, is about 2.1 miles away. Brandy Creek Falls, 38 feet high, is about 3.5 miles away.
Whiskeytown Falls is located at 40.6257° N, 122.6690° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.