Chilnualna Falls

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Observed operational status

Recorded for: Chilnualna Falls

Also applies to: trails from the top toward Buena Vista and Crescent Lakes
As of: 2026-09-25
Reason: Dome Fire
Recheck required: Yes
Status: closed

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-wawona

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
As of September 25, 2026, NPS reports the Chilnualna Falls trail and connected trails toward Buena Vista and Crescent Lakes closed due to the Dome Fire; smoke and air-quality impacts remain possible. This is dated operational evidence, not a timeless rule.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Routes and geography

Published route profile

Recorded for: Chilnualna Falls

Elevation gain ft

2400

Objective entity ids

waterfall-chilnualna-falls

Operational status requires current check

Yes

Published start entity id

trailhead-chilnualna-falls

Published time

5 to 7 hours

Round trip miles

8.2

Waterfall view miles from start

0.25

Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-wawona

Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details
NPS publishes official starts, distances, times, elevation gains, water context, and use rules for Wawona and Mariposa Grove day hikes.
Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00
Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.
Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Before you go

These open questions need confirmation; Wayproof does not fill them with guesses.

Which explicit connectors join the reviewed named NPS trail components to route starts, objectives, loop closures, and published alternatives?

Eight unbranched named official trail chains and exact shared endpoints are now published. Chilnualna Falls' branched named features, physical trailhead/objective joins, and loop-closing connectors remain unresolved unless an official route map or description establishes them; proximity is not used.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

No specific claim evidence is linked to this question.

Which fire closures, smoke conditions, shuttle service, road status, water, toilets, and seasonal rules apply on the visit date?

These are volatile and require a contextual current check; the September 25 closure is retained only as dated evidence.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

No specific claim evidence is linked to this question.

Sources, evidence, and history

Planning facts above are readable first. Open these records when you need to audit a source or see when knowledge changed.

Published ChangeSet history

wp-20260925-yosemite-wawona-mariposa-depth — ADD route-chilnualna-falls: Add reviewed Wawona and Mariposa Grove planning depth.
wp-20260925-yosemite-wawona-mariposa-depth — ADD claim-chilnualna-falls-observed-closure-20260925: Add reviewed Wawona and Mariposa Grove planning depth.
wp-20260925-yosemite-wawona-mariposa-depth — ADD claim-chilnualna-falls-published-profile: Add reviewed Wawona and Mariposa Grove planning depth.

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