Kings Creek Falls

Kings Creek Falls is accessed via the Kings Creek Falls Trail, which starts along Highway 89 in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The trailhead is found 12 miles north of the southern entrance to the National Park, with ample parking on either side of the road. The trail follows Kings Creek through meadows on a nearly level grade for two-thirds of a mile before reaching the top of The Cascades where the trail splits. Either fork will take you to Kings Creek Falls, but the right fork leads past The Cascades and is shorter (though steeper). Continuing down past The Cascades, the trail levels again and reaches the trailside viewpoint overlooking Kings Creek Falls just over a mile from the trailhead.Kings Creek Falls is a very scenic fountain-like waterfall of 46 feet in height found in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The falls are one of the more popular destinations for day hikers in the park and are frequented by photographers for its scenic quality. As Kings Creek hits the brink of the falls, it is divided into several rivulets by the jagged bedrock, which then bound down the face of the cliff of basalt, impacting several more knobs of rock as it falls, giving the water a very distinct terraced appearance. During periods of heavier flow the scenic qualities of the falls are more or less drowned out by the volume of the creek, whereas during the summer months these patterns are quite evident.