{"id":236,"date":"2018-03-28T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=236"},"modified":"2025-12-22T07:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:57:57","slug":"feather-falls-hiking-trail-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/28\/feather-falls-hiking-trail-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking the Feather Falls Trail to a 410-Foot Waterfall!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6114\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6114\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feather-falls-plumas-forest-hiking-trail-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"Magnificent Feather Falls in Plumas National Forest is reached by a moderate hiking trail to the Fall River near Oroville.\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feather-falls-plumas-forest-hiking-trail-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feather-falls-plumas-forest-hiking-trail-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feather-falls-plumas-forest-hiking-trail-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feather-falls-plumas-forest-hiking-trail.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnificent Feather Falls! (Courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> via a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons 2.0 license<\/a>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hike to Feather Falls in Plumas National Forest outside of Oroville has always been one of my favorite waterfall walks. It&#8217;s a moderate hike on a good trail with a spectacular reward: the Fall River plunging 410 feet down a sheer cliff face to then meet the Feather River and Lake Oroville.<\/p>\n<p>This post provides all the details you need to get to the trailhead and find your way along the trails to Feather Falls. There&#8217;s also a topographical trail map.<\/p>\n<h2>Feather Falls Trail Reopened in late 2025<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The 2020 North Complex Fire burned much of this area.\u00a0<\/strong>Be prepared for full sun exposure during the hike: most of the canopy burned in the fire.<\/p>\n<h2>Feather Falls Hiking Trail Key Information<\/h2>\n<p>Distance: 8.8-mile loop<br \/>\nDifficulty: Moderate<br \/>\nType: Day hike or overnight backpacking trip<br \/>\nElevation gain: 1100 feet<br \/>\nHigh point: 2500 feet<br \/>\nSeason: Year-round<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/plumas\">Plumas National Forest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/plumas\/recarea\/?recid=82291\">Feather River Ranger District<\/a><br \/>\nMaps: USGS Forbestown, USGS Brush Creek<br \/>\nFeather Falls trailhead GPS coordinates: N 39 degrees 36.858 minutes; W 121 degrees 15.997 minutes<br \/>\nNotes: Dogs allowed. Watch out for poison oak. Occasional winter snow. Toilet at trailhead.<\/p>\n<h2>Driving Directions to the Feather Falls Trailhead<\/h2>\n<p>Take CA Highway 70 to Oroville, exit onto Oro Dam Boulevard, head northeast, and turn right after 1.5 miles onto Olive Highway (CA Highway 162). Go 6.0 miles and turn right onto Forbestown Road. Go another 6.0 miles and turn left onto Lumpkin Road. Follow Lumpkin Road 10 miles and turn left at a Feather Falls sign for the final 1.6 miles on a paved Forest Road 21N35Y to the trailhead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Camp for Free in California National Forests<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6295\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg\" alt=\"Camp for Free: Dispersed Camping &amp; Boondocking on America's Public Lands book cover. Free camping in the United States.\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dispersed-camping-boondocking-camp-free-300-31x50.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><strong>California&#8217;s national forests and BLM lands have thousands of miles of dirt roads with lots of spots for dispersed camping (boondocking).<\/strong> My book provides all the info you need to get started (but is not a guide to specific sites):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching the best locations<\/li>\n<li>Finding the best camping spots<\/li>\n<li>Backcountry safety and ethics<\/li>\n<li>What to take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CPMlbP\">Buy it on Amazon<\/a><br \/>\nBuy it on <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3RnavL\">Apple, Kobo, and Nook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Feather Falls Hiking Trail: Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>This hike offers a smorgasbord of natural delights. You\u2019ll walk through tall stands of incense cedar and ponderosa pine, along streams shaded by bigleaf maple and dogwood, and past a multitude of spring and early summer wildflowers to Feather Falls, where the clear waters of the Fall River drop 410 feet into a granitic gorge.<\/p>\n<p>Note: the Feather Falls Trails is also ideal for an <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/05\/northern-california-spring-backpacking-trips\/\">overnight backpacking trip in spring<\/a> (and also summer and fall).<\/p>\n<h2>Hiking the Trail to Feather Falls<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3193\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/feather-falls-hiking-trail-map.jpg\" alt=\"Feather Falls Hiking Trail map shows hiking options along Frey Creek and the Fall River, leading to the spectacular 410-foot waterfall itself. It also shows the trail going upstream along the Fall River to an old homestead, along with nearby Lake Oroville.\" width=\"400\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/feather-falls-hiking-trail-map.jpg 400w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/feather-falls-hiking-trail-map-348x700.jpg 348w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/feather-falls-hiking-trail-map-25x50.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peasepress.com\/\">Pease Press Cartography<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first 200 yards, the path travels past dozens of madrone trees, easily recognizable by their large, shiny green leaves and peeling red bark. Bear left at a trail fork, noting that you\u2019ll return by the right fork. Near the 0.5-mile marker, look for the scarce California nutmeg tree, which has long, sharp needles.<br \/>\nReach the cool canyon shade of Frey Creek at 1.1 miles. As you gradually descend near the gurgling water, look for a swimming hole at the bottom of a two-stage waterfall to the left at 1.4 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Views through the trees of the middle fork of the Feather River and its steep canyon walls appear at 1.5 miles; look for the smooth granite head of Bald Rock Dome looming above the west bank of the river. From here, you descend a shady 1.0 mile and then begin a moderate climb to a trail fork at 3.2 miles. Stay left and follow the safety railings to another trail fork. Go left again to reach the overlook.<\/p>\n<h2>Feather Falls Overlook<\/h2>\n<p>From the overlook you have a magnificent view of Feather Falls, where the aptly named Fall River drops 410 vertical feet past sheer granite cliffs to the canyon far below before joining the middle fork of the Feather River and Lake Oroville.<\/p>\n<p>After imbibing this broad view of the sixth-highest waterfall in the United States, go back to the last trail fork, turn left, and walk 0.2 mile to where a small trail leads to granite boulders at the lip of the falls. Be very careful here and stay out of the water and well away from the edge.<\/p>\n<h2>Follow the Trail Upstream Along Fall River<\/h2>\n<p>This side trail continues another mile upstream along the Fall River. Summer swimmers will find good swimming holes, and overnighters will find several campsites. Near the end of the trail, you\u2019ll see some old fruit trees and an old water ditch, which are all that remain of an old homestead.<\/p>\n<p>The return portion of the loop is 1.2 miles longer than the route to the falls, but it has very little elevation change. This upper portion leaves from near the overlook and offers excellent views of Frey Creek and Bald Rock Dome. It connects to the bottom portion of the loop near the trailhead.<\/p>\n<h2>Nearby Northern Sierra Nevada Hiking Trails<\/h2>\n<p>The fourth edition of my book <em>100 Classic Hikes: Northern California\u00a0<\/em>contains 27 day hikes and backpacking trips on Northern Sierra Nevada trails, including this hike to Feather Falls (Hike 25). Here are the ones in and near Plumas National Forest:<\/p>\n<p>22. <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/29\/sierra-buttes-trail-hike\/\">Sierra Buttes Trail, Tahoe National Forest<\/a><br \/>\n23. Mount Elwell and Lakes Basin Trails, Plumas National Forest<br \/>\n24. Smith Lake to Wades Lake, Plumas National Forest<br \/>\n25. Feather Falls Trail, Plumas National Forest (this hike)<br \/>\n26. Deer Creek, Lassen National Forest<br \/>\n27. <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/12\/backpack-mill-creek-trail-ishi-wilderness\/\">Mill Creek Trail Near Ishi Wilderness, Lassen National Forest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also see my post about the <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/28\/big-bald-rock-trail\/\">Big Bald Rock Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighted trails link to full descriptions like this one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>The Top 100 Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips in Northern California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg\" alt=\"100 Classic Hikes in Northern California covers the best hiking trails in the Trinity Alps, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Sierra Nevada, the redwood coast, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes numerous day hikes along with major backpacking trips.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><strong>The all-color fourth edition features the best trails:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern Sierra Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Lassen and Mount Shasta areas<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redwood Coast<\/li>\n<li>Wine Country and Bay Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FDrBF3\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510560\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Often available at Barnes &amp; Noble, REI, and other quality bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hike to Feather Falls in Plumas National Forest outside of Oroville has always been one of my favorite waterfall walks. 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