Mount Shasta- McCloud River Falls

There are 2 options to see all three sections of the falls. You can park and hike the trail to all 3 sections. This is a 3.9 total out and back hike. 

The other option is to simply drive to each parking lot and take the short walk to each waterfall.  We started at the lower falls which has a short accessible walk from the parking lot. The lower falls is gorgeous with a big pool at the bottom and a couple of anglers, hoping to catch a fish.

We parked at the parking lot for the Middle Falls. The parking lot and overlook is way up above the river. We noticed on our all trails map that there is a path down to the river so we decided to take it.  The path is very steep and starts out with 33 steps going straight down and then a zigzag trail to the bottom if you are able, it is completely worthwhile.

From there we walked back up the stairs and hiked the rest of the way to the Upper Falls. There is no river access to the base of the Upper Falls. The look outs give a nice view.

These waterfalls are part of the Mount Shasta Waterfall Loop.