Linda Falls is a waterfall on Conn Creek in the Linda Falls Preserve, Napa County, California, with a lidar-based height of about 35 feet.
The falls
Conn Creek cascades as a horsetail over angular volcanic boulders on land with elevations from 810 to 1,580 feet. A lidar survey puts the total drop at 35 feet, in a single drop. Flow drops to a trickle in the dry season.
Getting there
The Land Trust manages the 177-acre Linda Falls Preserve. The official trail to the falls is an out-and-back run of 1.3 miles; park at the Cold Springs baseball fields and walk about half a mile on Falls Road to reach the trailhead. There is no trailhead or neighborhood parking within Linda Falls Terrace. Dogs and commercial activity are not allowed in the preserve.
When to go
Streams in this part of Napa County are seasonal, and Conn Creek here runs strongest after winter and spring rain, dropping to a trickle by the dry season. The preserve closes during National Weather Service red-flag warnings, fire-weather watches, or extreme-fire-behavior warnings, so conditions should be checked before visiting.
On site
The preserve's official trail leads to the falls; base or top access beyond that trail is not documented.
History and name
The preserve sits within the historic La Jota Land Grant and was probably first logged in the mid-1800s. Its 177 acres were donated to the Land Trust in the 2000s by former owners of a weekend retreat there.
Nearby
Devils Punchbowl Falls is about 1.7 miles away, Sonoma Creek Falls about 9.1 miles, and Devils Well about 13.3 miles.
Distances are straight-line.