Bear Gulch Cascades is a 20-foot waterfall in San Benito County, California, in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains region. It lies about 9.3 miles northeast of Soledad and roughly 29.9 miles southeast of Salinas as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 243rd of 286.
The Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains are rolling hills and low ranges of oak woodland, chaparral and grassland with a Mediterranean climate of wet winters and dry summers. Streams are seasonal, and waterfalls run strongest after winter and spring rains.
San Benito County holds 2 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Condor Gulch Cascades, 100 feet high, is about 1 miles away. Pine Falls, is about 29 miles away.
Bear Gulch Cascades is located at 36.4831° N, 121.1748° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.