You see, the terrain was steep and slippery (from loose rocks and pebbles), especially as it got closer to the edges of the canyon rim. However, in order to try to go a little further downstream in the immediate area alongside the canyon rim for a better view of the taller lower drop, that was where things got dicey for us.
Webber Falls Trail Description – The Lower Falls Looking downstream at the very steep canyon containing the rest of the drops of Webber Falls It was pretty easy to see the 25ft upper drop of the falls as well as its plunge pool. Just at the bottom of the descent, we crossed a wider and more well-used dirt road to get into the parking area closest to Webber Falls (which we could hear at this point).īeyond the parking area, there was a well-used trail that appeared to approach the steep gorge containing Webber Falls.
In any case, this stretch of descending dirt road was quite short. Context of Webber Falls as we took the short trail leading to its upper drop Webber Falls was said to be only 500ft from the nearest parking area.īut even getting there required us to do a short walk from a pullout alongside the paved Jackson Meadow Road (see directions below.įrom the roadside pullout, we followed a dirt road leading down towards another parking area further down the hillside.īoulders were set up to prevent vehicles from taking this dirt road as it appeared that vehicular access was once allowed. Webber Falls Trail Description – The Upper Falls The trail that led us towards the upper drop of Webber Falls However, from what we could tell, the US Forest Service (Tahoe National Forest department) seemed to have managed the area by the falls as if it was open to the public. We weren’t sure about whether the waterfall itself was on private property as well (or some kind of arrangement was made between the owner and forest service). The water from Webber Falls was said to be coming from Webber Lake, which was on private property that was owned by the Louisiana Pacific Lumber Company. Looking down at the upper drop of Webber Fallsįrom what we could tell from the condition of the use trails leading there, this was a much more popular option for those in the know who’d come here and cool off. That said, it was much easier to access the plunge pool and upper waterfall. It was almost as if Mother Nature was playing a game of dare to test how far we were willing to push our luck to improve our photo opportunities of the falls. The steepness of the terrain surrounding the rim of the gorge made me a bit too uncomfortable to try to get all the way to the rim’s edge for that better photo that you might see in the literature.
The photo you see above was my best attempt, which you can see was limited by a tree that was in the way. Webber Falls seemed to be a somewhat little known waterfall on the Little Truckee River north of Lake Tahoe.Īlthough it had a two main plunges (an upper one of a reported 25ft tall and a more dramatic lower one said to be about 80ft tall), I found it challenging trying to find a satisfying view of its entirety.
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