Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Yosemite → Bridalveil Falls

Location: Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Distance: 0.8 km (0.5 miles) roundtrip

Elevation Gain/Loss: 24 m (80 ft)

Time Required: 10 minutes

Red Tape/Notes: None.

What’s Nearby?: Sentinel Meadow, Lower Yosemite Falls, Upper Yosemite Falls

This is one of the very easy trails in Yosemite Valley, and the falls are definitely not veil-like in spring – the falls can be absolutely thundering in June and you may get wet at the end of the trail. The rest of the year they’re consistently flowing in their characteristic veil-like fashion, though (note the difference in the falls’ appearance in the images below – the first image was taken in early June, the second and third in October). If you’re doing a tour of the valley, this trail is worth a quick stop, since it’ll only take you a few minutes.

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