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Veer right at the junction and make a moderately steep to very steep climb away from the east fork of Crystal Creek up Steep Ravine, a steep, dry, and dusty gully that fortunately is well shaded by the canopy of a mixed forest. Old roads periodically fork away from the trail, but your well-traveled route is obvious at each junction. At the top of the ravine, the trail swings around a hillside and draws closer to the creek, which noisily tumbles in the canyon below. A more moderate ascent leads to Trail Camp, complete with picnic tables, a bear box, and a tent platform.

Above the camp, you cross over the creek on a wood bridge and then climb more steeply again, headed up the narrowing canyon toward the base of Whiskeytown Falls, where another well-placed bench provides a fine place from which to watch the falls tumble into a shallow pool. To reach the upper viewpoint, clamber up a series of rock steps bordered by a steel handrail a short distance to where the multiple upper cascades of the upper falls are strikingly visible. According to the NPS guide for the James K. Carr Trail, the first vista point is known as Photographer’s Ledge and the upper vista point is known as Artist’s Ledge. Whether you’re a photographer, an artist, or simply an average hiker, you are likely to be very impressed with the scenic display put on by Whiskeytown Falls.