Leon Turnbull Photography

Bassi Falls crashes 109 ft. over a granite cliff up off Ice House Rd. near Pollock Pines, east of Sacramento. Wow! What an incredible waterfall to visit in the spring. I’ve been here a number of times before, but I had never seen it with so much water flowing over the falls. It was unbelievably awesome! I would say it is at peak flow right now with all the snow melting in the mountains, and if you live in the area and have never seen Bassi Falls at peak flow, I highly recommend making the very easy trip out to see it.

I was here at sunset, which is the best time to photograph the falls, with the nice warm evening light shining on it. I got right in the creek to take this photo. And boy, was it ever freezing cold! Worth it though, to get this photo.

I also went up to the top of the falls, which I also recommend doing. It is amazing to stand at the brink of this waterfall, as it hurtles over the cliff. It is dangerous though, so be very careful if you go. You don’t want to slip and fall in the creek up there, that is for sure.