Hedge Creek Falls
California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Hedge Creek Falls: partly cloudy, 61°F.
Right now
Overnight
61°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
89°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:44 AM · Sunset 7:28 PM · 12h 44m
Snapshot built 13m ago. Sources: NWS MFR.
Hedge Creek Falls 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.
Hedge Creek Falls is in California. It drops along Hedge Creek. The base sits at roughly 2,686 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 1 minutes from Dunsmuir. A trail — Hedge Creek Falls Trail — runs within 0 meters of the marked location. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Hedge Creek Falls is a waterfall on Hedge Creek, in the Shasta Cascade area in Dunsmuir, California. There is a small cave located behind the waterfall, allowing visitors to walk behind the cascading water. Shortly after the waterfall, hedge creek flows into the Sacramento River south of Mossbrae Falls. There is a viewing platform over the river, with a view of Mount Shasta. Access to the waterfall and viewing platform is via a short hiking trail. The trail starts at a small park off the Dunsmuir Ave/Siskiyou Ave exit on Interstate 5. The waterfall is 0.2 miles (0.32 km) down Hedge Creek Falls Trail. The close proximity to Interstate 5, makes the waterfall a very popular stopping point for passing motorists.
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 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| Feb | 51 | 31 | 5.6 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 51 | 32 | 8.6 | 12.8 |
| Apr | 62 | 37 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| May | 71 | 45 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 83 | 54 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 95 | 63 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 91 | 61 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Sep | 83 | 55 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 72 | 47 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Nov | 53 | 35 | 7 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 47 | 32 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge Creek Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossbrae Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Faery Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Root Creek Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Burstarse Falls | 6 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Lewisia Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Hedge 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 Hedge Creek Falls from a major city?
Hedge Creek Falls is 0 miles from Dunsmuir (about 1 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
41.2374, -122.2683
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q14682183)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14682183
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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