About this spot
Carlon Falls is a 35-foot, year-round waterfall on the South Fork Tuolumne River just outside Yosemite's Big Oak Flat entrance, reached by a roughly 3.5-mile round-trip hike; day hiking is free with no permit, though the access road can require high clearance. Jumping spots exist up the gorge with cliffs reported as high as 400 feet in places, alongside calmer sandy beaches near the falls themselves. The hazard that matters: the river's current is strong even when the water looks calm, and jumping or swimming accidents have occurred here, so scout carefully and avoid it during high spring runoff.
Safety first. Cliff jumping is inherently dangerous and can cause serious injury or death. Conditions — water depth, submerged hazards, and access — change constantly. CliffScout is community-sourced reference information, not a guarantee a spot is safe. Always assess the conditions yourself before jumping, and never jump where you're unsure. You assume all risk.