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Bridal Veil Falls in the afternoon - Yosemite National Park
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Bridal Veil Falls: Bridalveil Falls
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on June 10, 2004
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    • Bridal Veil Falls - Yosemite National Park
    by acemj
    If you enter the park through the Arch Rock Entrance and the town of El Portal on Highway 140, you'll enter directly onto the Valley Floor. The first major sight you'll see will be on your right hand side, the tall and misty, Bridalveil Falls. Visiting in early June, the water level was still high and the light spray from the splashing falls was refreshing on an 85 degree day. The parking lot is clearly marked and it's just a short hike to the base of the falls.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Bridal Veil Falls
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    • goingsolo
  • Updated By goingsolo on September 3, 2004
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    • Bridal Veil Falls - Yosemite National Park
    Bridal Veil Falls
    by goingsolo
    Bridal Veil Falls drop 620 feet, which is about a quarter of the size of Yosemite Falls. Given the shortage of water in the summer, the falls themselves were not all that powerful. But the walk to the falls, scrambling along the slippery granite rocks, was a lot of fun.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Bridal Veil Falls
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    • travelgirl3
  • Updated By travelgirl3 on November 30, 2004
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    • Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite NP, CA - Yosemite National Park
    Bridal Veil Falls,
    Yosemite NP, CA
    by travelgirl3
    Bridal Veil tumbles 620' from the top, and one of the few falls in Yosemite to run all year. As you stand at the bottom and look up, the mist created at the top has a wonderful, veil-like quality to it during most of the year. However, it the spring, it thunders with run-off.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Bridalveil Fall
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    • Andraf
  • Updated By Andraf on February 28, 2004
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    • Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite - Yosemite National Park
    Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite
    by Andraf
    Bridalveil Fall can be reached by walking a short distance from a parking area through a beautiful grove. It is approximately 620 ft (227 m) tall, formed by the Bridalveil Creek which plunges from a valley above. Though Bridalveil Creek rarely dries up completely, it shrinks to a thin film by late summer.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: One of the first sites- Bridal Veil Falls
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    • Shihar
  • By Shihar on May 21, 2006
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    • valley view of the falls - Yosemite National Park
    valley view of the falls
    by Shihar, 4 more photos
    You realize that you are about to enter Yosemite Valley when you see Bridal Veil Falls. This is a beautiful waterfall with a designated parking lot. The parking lot was flooded because of the snow melt. Keep in mind that you will get wet once you go further along this trail.

    There are many waterfalls in the park and it can be difficult to disquish the falls when you get home to update VT. I suggest keeping a mini travel diary.

  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Bridal Veil is gorgeous...
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    • jessicadf
  • By jessicadf on September 1, 2004
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    • A little bit of water left on August 28 - Yosemite National Park
    A little bit of water
    left on August 28
    by jessicadf
    ...even at the end of Summer, when there's very little water left in and around the valley... there's still enough water to let the veil flow. There's a parking lot at the bottom of the falls for a pretty view, and there are trails that take you on a heck of a hike to the top of the falls. Also, if you're driving to Glacier Point, above the rim of Yosemite you will see a parking lot and trail starting point to take you to the edge of Bridal Veil Falls.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: My first glimpse of the Park at Bridalveil Falls
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    • annk
  • Updated By annk on June 9, 2005
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    • Bridalveil Falls - Yosemite National Park
    Bridalveil Falls
    by annk
    After driving over 300 miles and checking into my hotel just outside the park, I originally had not planned on entering on my arrival day. But....I was just 2 miles from the entrance gate and curiosity got the best of me. I entered and asked the park ranger for a suggestion on a sight that was fairly close since dusk was approaching. He suggested Tunnel View Lookout and I proceeded but turned off at the sign for Bridalveil Falls instead.

    The falls were glorious and could be seen from the parking lot. They drop 620 feet and the mist could be felt from a distance. A trail leads close to the falls but I stopped part way or else I would have been drenched. Others returning to the parking area were wet or donned in rain gear.

    Indians that once inhabited the region, the Ahwahneechee's called it the "Spirit of the Puffing Wind" due to the winds that swirl about the cliffs blowing the water from side to side.

    Restrooms are available at this location.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road. In the Yosemite Valley region.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Even in the Summer
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    • GuthrieColin
  • Updated By GuthrieColin on March 8, 2006
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    • Bridalveil Falls - Yosemite National Park
    Bridalveil Falls
    by GuthrieColin
    I went to Yosemite in late July and many of the falls including Yosemite Falls had dried up. However, Bridalveil Falls was still flowing. It's 620 foot drop was a real treat in the absence of the others. The Water fell slowly and the wind that is common in that area blew the water from side to side.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: BridalVeil Falls
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  • By frank_delargy on December 20, 2004
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    • Bridalveil falls - Yosemite National Park
    Bridalveil falls
    by frank_delargy
    These are the falls closest to the entrance to the park and often is the first stop for many visitors. It is a wonderful short (1/4 mile or so) walk up to the falls past a lovely rushing stream. When you do get to the falls, if it is spring, you will get immersed in the mist.
    Well worth the walk.

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  • Directions: Off CA Route 41 (Wawona Road) just south of the intersection of El Portal Road.
  • Website: http://www.nps.gov/yose
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    Bridal Veil Falls: Another view of Bridalveil Falls
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    • annk
  • Updated By annk on June 13, 2005
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    • Bridalveil Falls - Yosemite National Park
    Bridalveil Falls
    by annk
    From the same meadow on the southside drive in Yosemite Valley one can see Bridalveil Falls. A short .4 mile trail leads to the base. View is not as good as from the main parking area (2nd tip) where you can see the entire falls. Nevertheless, this meadow offers a good vantage point for seeing a couple of waterfalls and El Capitan.

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  • Directions: Yosemite Valley, southside drive
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