Salmon Creek Falls
Hiking area · Monterey County ·

Salmon Creek Falls

Hiking area · Monterey County ·

Easy hike to 120-foot cascade, swim, climb boulders, explore caves

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Salmon Creek Falls by null
Salmon Creek Falls by null
Salmon Creek Falls by null
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CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920 Get directions

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CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920 Get directions

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wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance

Last updated

Nov 20, 2025

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Jaimal H.

Google
Salmon Creek Falls is just a short little hike to the falls, from Hwy 1 and well worth the walk. You can follow the Salmon Creek trail up further, for a good butt burning elevation hike and can go up to Upper Falls. The views are spectacular and trail is well worn. Gets a bit soggy and slippery, during rainy season, but such a great hike!

Edi G

Google
Easy to find parking. The trail is super short but you have to climb some boulders. Lots of friendly people all around. There’s a little cave and two separate sides to access the water. Getting up to the big waterfall, you have to cross over first and climb a big boulder. If you’re short like me you might need help. That water was cool, perfect for a hot summer day.

Chelsea D

Google
Short easy hike but you do have to climb some boulders to get to the waterfall. You can swim in front of the waterfall. The water is clear and not too deep. There are fish in water. There was a dog while we were there but I think this would be tough for a dog because of the boulders.

VenganAcomer 8.

Google
Bring your water proof go pro to get some cool pictures and videos. It’s a short hike so even your kids will enjoy it. There’s cool caves and the water is freezing. Definitely one of the nicest waterfalls I’ve seen all year. I’ll be back!

David H.

Google
One of our favorite waterfalls, about 15 min easy hike to falls, you can hear the falls from parking area. Wear long sleeve and pants there’s lots of poison oak but the trail to the bottom is pretty wide so no worries, lots of fun rocks to climb and explore caves and the hike to the top of the falls is pretty short but that is where you will find most of the poison oak. Well worth it

Noe R.

Google
Its an amazing place to go or visit. Plus the hike its very short, its about 10min away. So if ur planning to take ur kids its perfect for them they will have fun. We when the beginnings of August was a perfect weather.

Summer W.

Google
The hike was about 20 minutes from parking. It’s relatively easy however there are slots of rocks so I would recommend wearing a pair of shoes that have good grip. The waterfall flows into a huge pool of water that you can swim in. Make sure you bring a swim suit you won’t want to miss out on getting in. It’s beautiful and well worth the trip.

D L.

Google
Nice little hike but need to get wet to see the waterfall. Bring a swimsuit & towel then it would have been a great time. Not super easy access to swim the falls, but worth a try!