Kings Creek Falls is a 46-foot horsetail waterfall on Kings Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California.
The falls
The creek drops 46 feet over basalt ledges in a single horsetail, the water keeping some contact with the rock as it falls. Kings Creek is fed by springs sustained by snowmelt from Lassen Peak and runs year-round.
Getting there
The trailhead is on Highway 89, about a quarter mile south of Kings Creek Meadow. Parking is limited and can overflow into meadow turnouts. The hike to the falls is a moderate 2.8-mile round trip, sun-exposed and steep in places. Park entry costs $30 per vehicle for seven days from April 16 to November 30, or $10 from December 1 to April 15; America the Beautiful passes are accepted, and entrance stations are cashless.
When to go
June through September is the recommended season, when flow is perennial.
On site
The trail crosses ground burned in the 2021 Dixie Fire, where standing dead trees can fall; hiking poles are recommended on the steeper sections. The hike is not suited to wheelchairs, and pets are excluded.
Nearby
The Cascades, also on Kings Creek, is about 0.4 mile away. Devils Kitchen Falls is about 1.3 miles away, and Grassy Swale Falls about 2.1 miles.
Distances are straight-line.