Description

While the vast majority of the hiking destinations in the Lakes Basin are, well, lakes, Frazier Falls is a popular sight that rightfully attracts crowds of tourists.

"The falls cascade down nearly 250 feet, and it is easily viewed from a platform that looks over the waterfall and the Frazier Creek Gorge downstream,” according to Aron Bosworth on [OutdoorProject.com](https://www.outdoorproject.com/united-states/california/frazier-falls). The viewing platform above the falls can quickly be reached via this one-mile round-trip hike on a paved path.

This easy hike makes for a great outing for the entire family, and can easily be appended onto a much more ambitious day in the Lakes Basin.

Frazier Falls is fed primarily by snowmelt, so the falls dries up almost completely by late summer.

For a roaring waterfall experience, plan your visit for the spring or early summer.

Sources: [OutdoorProject.com](https://www.outdoorproject.com/united-states/california/frazier-falls). [TheOutbound.com](https://www.theoutbound.com/lake-tahoe/hiking/hike-to-frazier-falls)