Garlic Falls is a waterfall on Garlic Meadow Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 820 feet. It lies about 18.4 miles northeast of Yokuts Valley and roughly 41.4 miles northeast of Visalia as the crow flies.
At 820 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 17th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. The tallest single drop is 300 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 6 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 116 recorded waterfalls in Fresno County. Upper Rough Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Rough Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Spring Creek Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Garlic Falls is located at 36.8631° N, 118.9518° 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.