Trail Information:
Three Sisters Waterfalls
Street: Boulder Creek Rd
City: Descanso
State: CA
Zip: 91916
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Three Sisters Waterfalls

Elevation Profile

# Latitude Longitude Elevation Distance
1 N 32° 59' 04.57" W 116° 40' 38.08" 888 m 0.000 mi
2 N 32° 59' 04.36" W 116° 40' 38.59" 883 m 3.352 mi

Max Elevation: 2930 ft

Directions: 4.0 miles round trip (out and back)
Hiking Time: 3 hours
Elevation Gain/Loss: 1000′/1000′
Difficulty: Moderately strenuous
Directions: From interstate 8, exit at Highway 79(the Descanso Exit) and drive north. After 1.3 miles turn left on Riverside Drive. Continue 0.6mile to the main crossroads (post office, etc.) of the hamlet of Descanso. From there take Oak Grove Drive 1.6 miles to the intersection of Boulder Creek Rod on the right. Follow Boulder Creek Road north for 13 miles (the second half if not paved) to a hair pin turn where unpaved Cedar Creek Road joins from the west. Park there. Walk the remains of an old ranch road (nor Cedar Creek) due dest for .7 mile to a saddle where an old mining road on the left slants south east and descends into Sheep Camp Creek.

Descend southwest on the mining road for .4 mile, cross Sheep Camp Creek,and switch back onto a narrow path cut into the south slope. After about .3 mile, the trail veers sharply left and passes over a saddle in the divide between Sheep Camp and Boulder Creek. This is a good camp spot for backpackers.

Next, you negotiate an abrupt drop of 500 vertical feet through a chaparral on a primitive trail built by a hiker. At the bottom you can either forge a route through the brush and rocks, or rock hop and wade towards the falls.. it’s worth the effort.

More info can be found here Three Sisters Waterfall Trip Report

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