LeConte Falls
California · height not recorded · Yosemite National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
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LeConte Falls is a waterfall in Tuolumne 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.
LeConte Falls sits in Tuolumne County, California. It drops along Tuolumne River. The falls are inside Yosemite National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 7,206 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Virginia Lakes. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 100 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. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
LeConte Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, in Yosemite National Park. It is a 229 ft. high cascade on the Tuolumne River and the second largest falls on this river. It was named in 1894 in honor of Professor Joseph LeConte by Robert M. Price; however, Price's original intent was to designate what is now called "Waterwheel Falls" as "LeConte Falls" but a mapmaker assigned the name to what was once called "California Falls" and the mapmaker's mistaken designation was adopted as the standard.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeConte Falls (this page) | — | — | — | N | — |
| Waterwheel Falls | 0 mi | — | — | N | — |
| California Falls | 1 mi | — | — | N | — |
| White Cascade | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Tuolumne Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Upper Cathedral Creek Falls | 3 mi | — | — | N | — |
Questions visitors ask about LeConte Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is LeConte Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — LeConte Falls is inside Yosemite National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to LeConte Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is LeConte Falls from a major city?
LeConte Falls is 13 miles from Virginia Lakes (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
37.9232, -119.4518
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeConte_Falls
Wikidata (Q27927862)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27927862
GeoNames (5365680)
https://www.geonames.org/5365680/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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