Royce Falls is a 750-foot waterfall on Royce Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 17 miles west of West Bishop and roughly 61.7 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 750 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 19th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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.
Fresno County holds 116 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pinnacles Creek Falls, is about 3.4 miles away. Upper Pine Creek Falls, is about 4.2 miles away. Lower Pine Creek Falls, is about 4.6 miles away.
Royce Falls is located at 37.3019° N, 118.7563° 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.