Sweetbriar Falls is a waterfall in Shasta County, California, in the Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 6 miles southwest of Dunsmuir and roughly 37.7 miles north of Redding as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 264th of 286.
The Klamath Mountains and California High North Coast Range are a rugged, geologically complex region of steep ridges and deep river canyons with mixed conifer and hardwood forest, including redwoods near the coast. Wild rivers and steep creeks drop through rocky gorges.
There are 43 recorded waterfalls in Shasta County. Root Creek Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Burstarse Falls, is about 4.6 miles away. Upper Burstarse Falls, is about 4.6 miles away.
Sweetbriar Falls is located at 41.1292° N, 122.3197° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.