Cascade Falls is a waterfall on Cascade Creek in Marin County, California, in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 1.8 miles west of Fairfax and roughly 5 miles west of San Rafael as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 260th 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. Cascade Creek carries 9 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 750 feet.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in Marin County. Ink Well, The, is under a mile away. Carson Falls, 150 feet high, is about 1.6 miles away. Cataract Falls, is about 3.8 miles away.
Cascade Falls is located at 37.9846° N, 122.6226° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.