There are two small stores at Arthur River supplying basic grocery lines, ice, some hot food, fishing gear and bait. You are sharing the roads with our native wildlife, so take it slow and watch out for animals on the road. Where possible, please avoid driving in our reserves at night. There is no access for conventional vehicles to the southern part of the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area past Temma.
Access roads to the coast and from the Couta Rocks intersection to Temma are gravel and condition varies. Phone Corinna on (03) 6446 1170 for details.Ĭonventional vehicles can travel along the main arterial roads from Corinna through to Couta Rocks, and from Marrawah through to Temma. The service operates on demand between 9am-5pm in winter and 9am-7pm in summer. At Corinna a vehicle barge crosses the Pieman River. Turn left to travel to Couta Rocks on the coast. The scramble began just beyond the “formal” parking area that only the gas guzzlers can make.From the north: The Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area begins just south of the township of Marrawah, where the C214 road heads south towards Arthur River and beyond.įrom the south: From Corinna, the Western Explorer (C249) leads to the junction of the C214. So without a gas guzzler, we just decided to walk that part. Technically, there was an official parking area a little further on the unpaved road, but we had to get over a real steep sandy hill with deep ruts that I figure only a 4wd could make. Next, we looked for parking somewhere along the Lower Peppermint Campground road with our 2wd vehicle. Note that during much of the drive north on Lloyds Meadow Road, the Needles formation was easily seen. Regardless of which way we took, the drive would take at least 4-5 hours in each direction.Īnyways, while on the Lloyds Meadow Road, we looked for the Lower Peppermint Campground turnoff a little over 11 miles on Lloyds Meadow Road from its junction with Hwy 99/Sierra Way (this junction was just east of the Johnsondale R-Ranch). We made our return drive through Kernville to Lake Isabella, and eventually back to Bakersfield (via Mountain Hwy 99, Hwy 155, then Hwy 178) and then back to Los Angeles (via Hwy 99 and I-5). We turned left onto Lloyds Meadow Road from Johnsondale. We managed to get here from Los Angeles via Porterville, Ponderosa, and Johnsondale (via I-5, Hwy 99, Hwy 190 becoming Western Divide Hwy M-90, then M-50). Peppermint Creek Falls was near the Lower Peppermint Campground deep in the Tule River District of the Sequoia National Forest. For information or inquiries about this area as well as current conditions, visit the Sequoia National Forest website or Facebook page. It is administered by the USDA Forest Service. Peppermint Creek Falls is in the Sequoia National Forest near Porterville in Tulare County, California. Nevertheless, we were still one of the few who made it down to the bottom of the falls on that day, and thus it remained nice and peaceful down there! Authorities On a later visit here with the parents in May 2005, there were lots more people crowding the Lower Peppermint Campground (maybe because it was Memorial Day weekend) as well as chilling out at the very top of the falls.
We only saw a handful of people above the falls at the Lower Peppermint Campground and even fewer people who managed to do the scramble to get to the base. Looking over the brink of Peppermint Creek Falls towards the Dome Land Wilderness The first time Julie and I were here (back in 2002), there weren’t a whole lot of people. Then, once we made it to the bottom, we got nice direct views as Peppermint Creek tumbled in multiple tiers while twisting towards the left. While we were busy concentrating on not taking a nasty fall during the descent, we did manage to notice some satisfying profile views of the rounded granite surface and the waterfall that tumbled over it. In fact, going up back up required the use of our hands in some spots, which gives you an idea of the steepness of this scramble. Angled view of Peppermint Creek Falls during the steep descent That was because the terrain was both slick (from the loose pebbles) and the incline was severe enough that going down was a little scary. Getting a good view of the falls required a rather steep scramble towards the base of the falls.Įven though the scramble was only 1/4-mile (each way), we definitely had to take our time. The Needles was an unusual giant rock formation that is also known as a difficult rock climbing route. Since getting to the falls involves driving the Lloyds Meadow Road (see directions below), you’ll get to glimpse the Needles.
Peppermint Creek Falls is a very pretty 150ft waterfall tumbling over a rounded granite surface with views towards the Dome Land Wilderness.
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