Lone Pine Creek Falls is a 160-foot horsetail waterfall on Lone Pine Creek in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada.
The falls
A lidar survey updated in February 2026 puts the single-drop horsetail at about 160 feet, though the fall remains formally unconfirmed. It sits at an elevation of about 6,850 feet. The Sierra Nevada here is a granite range of glacially carved canyons and alpine meadows, with snowmelt-fed water pouring over polished granite steps and cliffs, mostly in spring and early summer; Lone Pine Creek itself carries four recorded waterfalls along its course.
Getting there
No maintained trail is documented to the falls. Backcountry campsites on Lone Pine Creek sit 13.1 miles from the Crescent Meadow trailhead on the High Sierra Trail, but that route does not create a marked spur to the waterfall itself.
When to go
Stock grazing on Lone Pine Creek opens July 1, showing how late the high country becomes accessible each year.
History and name
The name Lone Pine Creek Falls is not an official designation.
Nearby
Hamilton Creek Falls is about 0.7 mile away, Lonely Lake Falls about 1.2 miles, and Tamarack Lake Falls, also on Lone Pine Creek, about 2.2 miles.
Distances are straight-line.