Alder Creek Slides
California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Alder Creek Slides: clear, 61°F.
Right now
Overnight
61°F
Clear
Friday
91°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:45 AM · Sunset 8:13 PM · 14h 28m
Snapshot built 13m ago. Sources: NWS HNX.
No verified photo yet
Alder Creek Slides is a waterfall in California. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Alder Creek Slides is in California. The base sits at roughly 4,999 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 7 minutes from Ponderosa. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 0 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 11186000 · 6.7 mi away
KERN R NR KERNVILLE (RIVER ONLY) CA
View live discharge data →
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 24 | 4.1 | 8.8 |
| Feb | 47 | 24 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Mar | 46 | 26 | 6.6 | 14.8 |
| Apr | 57 | 32 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| May | 66 | 40 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 77 | 49 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Jul | 86 | 56 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 84 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 79 | 51 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 70 | 42 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 56 | 30 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 4.8 | 8.4 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Creek Slides (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peppermint Creek Falls | 2 mi | 150 ft | — | — | — |
| Nobe Young Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Seven Teacups | 4 mi | 200 ft | hard · 4.4 mi | Y | Free |
| South Creek Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Cholollo Falls | 7 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Alder Creek Slides
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Alder Creek Slides from a major city?
Alder Creek Slides is 5 miles from Ponderosa (about 7 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
36.0372, -118.5172
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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