成百上千的瀑布——从流线型的瀑布到湍急的瀑布——点缀着加州的风景, from the Shasta Cascade to San Diego County. Check out the best ones in the state, below, listed north to south, most of which will peak between May and July. 想要了解更多关于瀑布的信息，可以看看这个网站 World of Waterfalls or pick up the guidebook California Waterfalls.  

Northern California

五月，加州山麓的瀑布达到顶峰，最引人注目的是 Feather Falls near Lake Oroville (about 80 miles north of Sacramento), 它是美国大陆第六高的自由落体瀑布，也是加州第四高的瀑布. 到达羽毛瀑布需要往返9英里的徒步旅行，但这是值得的. 在福尔河峡谷上突出的花岗岩顶部，是一系列精心设计的狭窄路径, 在那里，你可以看到令人瞠目结舌的马尾状瀑布从195米高的地方倾泻到下面的河流. 

同样值得一游的还有Redding和Shasta Cascade地区的迷雾奇观. Stop at Dunsmuir 来个瀑布热身——10分钟的徒步旅行 Hedge Creek Falls tumble off a rocky cliff. 爬进瀑布幕布后面一个镂空的洞里，从内到外的角度看它.

More white-water drama is found nearby at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, where the 67-metre Whiskeytown Falls 它位于水晶溪、博尔德溪和布兰迪溪三大瀑布之首. A 3.4-mile round-trip walk leads to the lower cascades of Whiskeytown’s prodigious drop; stone steps ascend to viewpoints where you can glimpse the falls’ upper reaches. Separate paths travel to the triple-tiered Boulder Creek Falls从42米高的地方跌落到长满苔藓的箱形峡谷中 Brandy Creek Falls, which slip-slide across polished granite.

North-east of Redding在美国，麦克劳德河上有三个瀑布. Middle McCloud Falls 这是15米高的跳水绝杀吗, but you can see all three falls in a 3.6-mile ramble. 想要更长久地珍惜美景，就在附近搭起你的帐篷 Fowlers Campground. 随着季节的推移，春天的瀑布变成了夏天的游泳胜地.

An hour’s drive away at McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park, take a stroll to the base of the shimmering Burney Falls它的雨幕从39米高的火山悬崖上落下. 只要看一眼这水景，就很容易明白为什么西奥多·罗斯福总统称它为世界第八大奇迹. 伯尼的水源来自地下泉水，全年每天源源不断地涌出3.8亿升水, so this waterfall never disappoints, even in drought years. 从碧绿的水潭中升起的薄雾中，彩虹不断地舞动. 

Midsummer is the perfect time to head to Lassen Volcanic National Park and stretch your legs with a 1.4-mile walk to boisterous, fern-fringed Kings Creek Falls这是一个150米高的漩涡，白色的海水被天气塑造的红冷杉所包围. On the park’s southern edge, 从西南露营地蜿蜒而过，穿过一片亮黄色的壮观田野 Mill Creek Falls两条小溪汇合在一起，从23米高的砂岩悬崖上一跃而下. 

High Sierra Region

Yosemite Valley’s waterfalls 通常在5月中旬达到高峰，但今年的展会将持续到7月. 步行到布里达韦瀑布(Bridalveil Fall)和下约塞米蒂瀑布(Lower Yosemite Fall), 或者在6日向雄伟的默塞德河致敬.步行5英里到春天瀑布和内华达瀑布. In the park’s southern reaches, 步行10分钟就能到达翻滚的Chilnualna瀑布, 或者选择往返8英里，到达小溪的阶梯式上瀑布.

By 1 July, 内华达山脉的所有道路都应该被犁过并开放, making it prime time at Devils Postpile National Monument in Mammoth Lakes. Walk one mile from Reds Meadow or 2.从纪念碑护林站到31米高的彩虹瀑布有5英里, 在那里，圣华金河从悬崖上跃下，彩虹在雾中舞蹈. Then continue downstream to Lower Falls, 它是上游大姐姐的一个更短更结实的版本, its deep pool filled with wily trout. 

约塞米蒂国家公园高地蒂奥加隘口公路上的小径应该在7月中旬干涸, 图奥勒姆河上的瀑布也将大摇大摆. From the Glen Aulin Trailhead at Tuolumne Meadows, hike 4.4 miles to Tuolumne Falls, the first of four major river cataracts. With an overnight permit and backpacking gear, 你可以顺流而下去看加州瀑布, 勒孔特瀑布和最后的水轮瀑布(往返17英里), 湍急的河水会渗入花岗岩深处, 然后以很高的速度喷射出去，像水车一样绕回来.

Southern California

南加州的瀑布也善于表演，奥兰治县的瀑布也不例外 Holy Jim Falls 特拉布科峡谷是一座小而别致的瀑布，以19世纪90年代一位脾气暴躁的养蜂人的名字命名. The 2.通往瀑布的往返路径长达5英里，要穿过橡树和梧桐茂密的峡谷. Nearby Los Angeles offers a waterfall bounty: near Pasadena, stroll up to Monrovia Falls in Monrovia Canyon Park or spend a few hours at Sturtevant Falls, set in the sylvan setting of Big Santa Anita Canyon. On the Malibu 沿着海岸，穿过好莱坞大亨们的豪宅，进入 Santa Monica Mountains, where the multi-tiered Escondido Falls drops 46 metres over moss-covered sandstone.

Further south, San Diego County 拥有几个较小的(但同样具有吸引力的)季节性景点，供瀑布爱好者寻找. Because of their semi-arid location, these rely on recent rainfall, 所以12月和1月是最好的游览时间. Visit Los Penasquitos Falls季节性瀑布位于橡树峡谷内 Mission Trails Regional Park, and the falls in the colourfully named Horsethief Canyon. 寻找更有挑战性的瀑布徒步旅行的白内障猎人可以在6.6-mile trek to Cedar Creek Falls它从24米高的地方坠落到一个被称为“魔鬼的潘趣碗”的水池中。.

—Ann Marie Brown