Pyramid Creek Cascades is a waterfall on Pyramid Creek in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 75 feet. It lies about 11 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe and roughly 30.7 miles southwest of Carson City as the crow flies.
At 75 feet it is taller than the typical California waterfall of about 70 feet, ranking 129th of 286 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 39 feet. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface, combined with a cascade character.
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. Pyramid Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 791 feet.
There are 57 recorded waterfalls in El Dorado County. Lovers Leap Cascades, is under a mile away. Rocky Canyon Falls, is about 1 miles away. Horsetail Falls, 791 feet high, is about 1.2 miles away.
Pyramid Creek Cascades is located at 38.8137° N, 120.1184° 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.