Grizzly Lake Falls is a 250-foot waterfall on Grizzly Creek in Trinity County, California, in the Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range region. It lies about 20.2 miles north of Weaverville and roughly 45.3 miles northwest of Redding as the crow flies.
At 250 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 52nd; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet.
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. Grizzly Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Grizzly Lake Falls is the tallest of them.
Trinity County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Little South Fork Falls, is about 1.7 miles away. Canyon Creek Basin Falls, is about 2.5 miles away. Canyon Lakes Falls, is about 2.6 miles away.
Grizzly Lake Falls is located at 41.0126° N, 123.0490° 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.