Monrovia Canyon Park Falls
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🥾 Hike · Monrovia
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 10 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Lot inside the park, about $5 per car on weekends and holidays, cash or check the website
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Lots of shadeGood on cool days · Handles heat · Great on sunny days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Spring
The closest real waterfall to Arcadia: under 1.5 miles round trip from the nature center, following the creek under oak and alder shade the whole way to a small 30-foot waterfall; a 4-year-old can walk the whole thing.
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Monrovia, California
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