Cliff Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cliff Creek in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 400 feet. It lies about 17.7 miles east of Three Rivers and roughly 37.5 miles northeast of Porterville as the crow flies.
At 400 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 37th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. The tallest single drop is 200 feet. It falls in 3 drops.
The Sierra Nevada is a long granite range with glacially carved canyons, alpine meadows and forests of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and giant sequoia. Snowmelt-fed rivers pour over polished granite steps and cliffs, especially in spring and early summer.
There are 93 recorded waterfalls in Tulare County. Black Wolf Falls, 50 feet high, is about 2.3 miles away. Three-Falls-Below-The-Gate, 200 feet high, is about 2.9 miles away. Tufa Falls, is about 3 miles away.
Cliff Creek Falls is located at 36.4864° N, 118.5921° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.