Bunch Canyon Falls
Bunch Canyon Falls
Placer County, California
Description
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Location
This is a decent 15-20' waterfall located off of Yankee Jim's Road in Bunch Canyon southeast of Colfax. The entire waterfall cannot be viewed at once because of the change in direction of the creek. To the best of my knowledge no one else online describes this waterfall. Be aware of poison oak if you decide to visit this waterfall.
Bunch Canyon Falls: 39.0444 N, 120.9282 W
USGS Topo: Colfax
Directions
From Sacramento take exit #131 (Weimar Cross Rd) off of I-80 near Applegate and stay right and immediately turn left onto Canyon Way. Follow Canyon Way for ~2.2 miles to Yankee Jims Road (turn right). From Truckee take exit #133 (Placer Hills Rd) from I-80 north of Applegate and make a clockwise circle over the interstate by turning right onto S Auburn St and immediately turning right to pass over the interstate and meet up with Canyon Way. Turn right onto Canyon Way and follow it for ~0.8 miles before turning left onto Yankee Jims Road. Follow Yankee Jims Rd for ~2.6 miles where the road curves to the left and there is some space to pull off the right side. After parking here, I walked ~75 ft up the road and used a rocky wash to climb down off the western side of the road. Watch out for loose rocks and poison oak at the bottom. You can see the falls from Yankee Jims Road but there are a couple of trees blocking the entire view. You know you're at the right place if you see the remains of a car just below the falls (as well as a part of a second car).