Waterfall Lover's Guide to Northern California: More Than 300 Waterfalls from the North Coast to the Southern Sierra

To help you select, each waterfall is keyed for accessibility by car, on foot, by canoe, or raft, and rated for magnitude and aesthetic value. The Danielssons note which falls can be seen from the road, cast a rainbow from their base, pour directly into the Pacific Ocean, or spin wheels of water along their flow.

MATT and KRISSI DANIELSSON are avid hikers who live in Marina, California. Matt, an editor for a technology publication, and Krissi, a freelance writer, are also the authors of A Bark in the Park: The 45 Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Shasta/ Rogue River Region.