Hoover Cascade

Location

Hoover Cascade: 38.04704 N, 119.30575 W

USGS Topo: Dunderberg Peak

Directions

Drive to the day-use and trailhead parking lot at Big Virginia Lake by following the Virginia Lakes Road from US-395 south of Bridgeport west for ~6.1 miles. Follow the trail that leaves the road just northeast of the parking lot and heads northwest. Follow the trail past Blue Lake, Cooney Lake, and the Frog Lakes as it climbs up to the Virginia Lakes Pass. Once over the pass, continue to follow the trail down. After ~3.3 miles from the trailhead, the trail comes close to the creek at the top of this cascade. The main portion of the cascade can be seen ~0.8 miles further down the trail after staying left at the junction with the Hoover Lakes trail and coming to the base of the cascade.