Sempervirens Falls

Sempervirens Falls is a 20 feet waterfall inside Santa Cruz’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The peculiar name of the falls is derived from the scientific name of the native coastal redwood trees - “Sequoia Sempervirens”. The hike to the falls is a 4 miles round-trip if started from the Sequoia Trail, a little south to the Park’s headquarters. The trail showing off its majestic redwoods further meets the Lodge road and then sprawls forward in the Wastahi Campground, a walk-in campground adorned by groves of tanoak and huckleberry, then taking a curve downhill and finally crossing the Sempervirens Creek.

The waterfall can also be reached by taking a right off of Highway 236 on Sky Meadow Road, driving past the campgrounds, and then paying 10 dollars vehicle fee  at the parking area, which is just past the trailhead to the waterfall, across the road from Slippery Rock.
The trails are home not only to the towering coastal redwoods but to Douglas Fir, native Five-fingered ferns, and Dark-eyed juncos. The Wastahi Campground is ideal for picnicking and camping but no dogs are allowed. Restrooms and other recreational activities can be found in the park.