Brooks Falls is a waterfall in San Mateo County, California, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 175 feet. It lies about 2.6 miles northeast of Montara and roughly 7.2 miles southwest of South San Francisco as the crow flies.
At 175 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 70th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in San Mateo County. Huntington Falls, is about 13.8 miles away. Pomponio Falls, 25 feet high, is about 22.6 miles away. Kent Falls, is about 23.3 miles away.
Brooks Falls is located at 37.5694° N, 122.4823° 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.