Deer Creek Falls
California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Deer Creek Falls: mostly cloudy, 62°F.
Right now
Overnight
62°F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
80°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:41 AM · Sunset 7:24 PM · 12h 43m
Snapshot built 15m ago. Sources: NWS STO.
Deer Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tehama County, 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.
Deer Creek Falls sits in Tehama County, California. The base sits at roughly 3,713 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 12 minutes from Butte Meadows. No mapped trail runs within 200 meters — expect bushwhacking or off-trail navigation to reach the lip. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Deer Creek is a 60-mile-long (97 km) southwestward-flowing stream in Northern California that flows through Tehama County, California. It is an eastside tributary of the Sacramento River. As one of only three remaining Sacramento River tributaries supporting native runs of the genetically distinct Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, it is a stronghold for this state and federally endangered fish as well as other salmonids.
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 | 46 | 32 | 6.8 | 13 |
| Feb | 48 | 32 | 4.4 | 10 |
| Mar | 48 | 33 | 6.5 | 15.6 |
| Apr | 58 | 37 | 2.6 | 5.8 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 78 | 54 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 89 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 86 | 59 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 79 | 55 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 69 | 48 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Nov | 53 | 36 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 48 | 33 | 8.4 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Deer Creek Falls | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Deadhorse Falls | 12 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Bluff Falls | 15 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Mill Creek Falls | 17 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Kings Creek Falls | 18 mi | — | — | N | — |
Questions visitors ask about Deer Creek Falls
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 Deer Creek Falls from a major city?
Deer Creek Falls is 8 miles from Butte Meadows (about 12 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
40.2021, -121.5131
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Creek_(Tehama_County%2C_California)
Wikidata (Q5250708)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5250708
GeoNames (5342186)
https://www.geonames.org/5342186/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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