The forty-foot tall Eaton Canyon Falls fills the amphitheater at the top of Eaton Canyon Trail, tumbling into a wide pool that you can rest alongside or wade in. The waist-deep water is so refreshing; you are likely to see hikers in bathing suits on a warm day. You can leave your vehicle in the lot by the nature center and start hiking north. The hike to Eaton Falls is a 3 mile round trip hike with 375 feet of elevation gain. Follow the trail along a typically dry creek bed. After a mile, the trail to the falls crosses under a bridge and enters the San Gabriel Mountains. Once you pass beneath the bridge, the hike changes drastically and you are suddenly hiking up a canyon, crossing from bank to bank up a winding creek. Be especially careful on this section of the trail, which crosses rugged terrain. This enjoyable stretch is over far too quickly as the falls are just half a mile past the bridge.

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