This year the
Reno-Tahoe area is awash with
waterfalls. You will find waterfalls and streams of cascading water at places you may remember as dry or barely wettened by water. My top discovery this spring was the splashing water of
Meeks Creek off the
Tahoe Yosemite Trail near its north-end trailhead at
Meeks Bay.
While hiking or mountain biking along the
Van Sickle Trail, one passes various smaller falls framed by lush green trees and bushes: scenic waterfalls on one side of the trail and spectacular vistas of
Stateline,
Lake Tahoe and the
Pacific Crest when view-switching to the other side.
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| All that is left of the Thunder Mountain Trail waterfall bridge |
Impressive cascading falls can also be seen near the
Village at Squaw Valley: climb uphill on
Thunder Mountain Trail toward
Squaw Peak for about one mile and you will be in front of water rushing down from the upper skiing slopes and camps. The trail bridge over the line of waterfalls didn't survive the winter season. In case you want to continue uphill or get onto the
Western States Trail, you need to detour via the maintenance roads.
More waterfalls—wild or serene—can be found in the
Carson Range east of Lake Tahoe:
Hunter Creek Falls near
Reno,
Galena Creek's
Tamarack Peak Waterfall southwest of
Mount Rose, Carson City's
Lower Kings Canyon and
Upper Kings Canyon waterfalls and
Genoa Canyon's waterfall west of
Genoa (see
Genoa Trail Systems)
