Wapama Falls

Yosemite National Park


These falls, on the north side of the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, fall more than 1000ft and are a worthy destination for a 5-mile round-trip hike from the O'Shaughnessy Dam, especially in springtime when the waters are raging. The trail passes Tueeulala Falls.


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1. Tueeulala Falls

0.38 MILES

These falls, pronounced twee-lala, drop more than 1000ft over a sheer granite cliff on the north side of the Hetch Hetchy reservoir.

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16.7 MILES

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7. El Capitan

17.53 MILES

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8. Yosemite Museum

17.8 MILES

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