Hidden Falls

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Hidden Falls is a very nice 30 ft. high cascade along Deadman Creek, located in Hidden Falls Regional Park in Auburn CA. This is a new park that was opened to the public at the end of 2006. The land was acquired under the Placer Legacy Open Space and Agricultural Conservation Program. The park consists of 221 acres, with 7 miles of trails.

The trail to Hidden Falls is very easy to hike to, and the trails are well-signed, but it is a bit confusing starting from the parking area. Follow the dirt trail (not the paved trail), which is called the Poppy Loop trail. Take the left most loop of the Poppy Loop trail from the parking area. In about 0.8 miles you will reach a bridge over Deadman Creek. Cross the bridge and shortly later you will come to a junction. Turn left onto the Blue Oak Loop trail and follow this for 0.3 miles until you reach the junction for the Hidden Falls trail. Turn left here and hike 0.3 miles to the falls.

Hidden Falls is a pretty little cascade, best seen in the winter months when the creek's flow is higher. It is not spectacular, but is a very easy hike in a nice little park. The trail ends at a lookout at the brink of the falls, but it is too steep to get right down to the creek. There are additional trails in the park, if you wish to extend your hike. The best of them is probably the trail to the Seven Pools.

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