Bassi Falls is a granite cascade roughly 109 feet high on Bassi Creek in Eldorado National Forest, west of Lake Tahoe near Union Valley Reservoir. The trail length varies with the parking area used, from about 1 to 4 miles round trip.
Its 109 ft drop is taller than about 75% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Bassi Falls sits on Bassi Creek. It lies in El Dorado, California. The site is on public land managed by US Forest Service.
This is a short hike waterfall: reached by a short trail, generally under about a mile each way. The walk in is brief — comfortable shoes are usually all you need. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 1.2 miles round trip. The nearest town is Pollock Pines.
When to go: late spring to early summer. Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
