Stony Creek Slides is a 50-foot waterfall on Stony Creek in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 15.6 miles north of Three Rivers and roughly 33.7 miles northeast of Visalia as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 160th of 286.
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. Stony Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Stony Creek Slides is the tallest of them.
Tulare County holds 93 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Woodward Creek Slides, is under a mile away. Yucca Creek Falls, is about 4.8 miles away. Cascade Creek Falls, 25 feet high, is about 4.9 miles away.
Stony Creek Slides is located at 36.6590° N, 118.8437° 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.