As of January 2010, the Fall Creek area is still closed due to damage from the Station Fire.
Fall Creek will change conditions often, alternating between flowing and not-flowing along with swims versus walk-offs. Do not assume canyon conditions will be the same as a previous descent.
Class: 3A III
Gear: 2-100’ ropes 1-50’ rope, 20’ webbing
Expected Time Commitment: 6 hours car to car
Technical Obstacles: Short bush whack, 4 rappels, 1 swim
Non Technical Obstacles: Poison oak, Rock fall, heat exhaustion, hypothermia
Recommended Time of Year: South facing: fall, winter, spring
Directions to Trailhead:
Take the 210 to La Canada
Take Hwy 2 north
Turn left onto Angeles Forest Hwy
Turn left onto Big Tujunga Canyon Rd.
Go about a ¼ mile
Park at the first dirt turnout on right with white gate blocking the dirt road. Occasionally cars are broken into at this parking area. Do not leave any valuables in the car or in plain sight.
Approach:
Hike down the gated dirt road about 45 minutes until it crosses Mill Creek.
As you near the bottom of the main canyon stay tuned to your left for a set of waterfalls, this is Fall Creek.
Turn right at Mill Creek and head “up stream” about 150’ to cross an old concrete bridge then continue up hill on the dirt road.
The road will level out then make a sharp right hand turn. In the turn on the left hand shoulder of the road is a 4 foot tall red and yellow steel stake.
Behind the stake is a faint use trail. Follow the trail down into the fall creek drainage.
Hit the water and hang a left to the top of the first drop.
Rappels:
Rappel #1: Bolts Center Canyon 45′ into a possible swim or walk-off
Rappel #2: Bolts Canyon Left 60′ into a possible swim or walk-off
Rappel #3: Bolts Canyon Right 30′ into a possible swim or walk-off
Once you reach the top of the next rappel, poison oak is everywhere. Please be conscious of the oak!
Rappel #4: Bolts Canyon Left 100′ into a possible swim or walk-off
Egress
From the bottom of the last waterfall hike up back up the main Tujunga canyon following Mill creek (crossing the river three times), until it reaches the dirt road you first hiked in on. Follow the dirt road back uphill to the car park.
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