Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. View of the creek near the foot of the fall. From there you get better pictures of the waterfall but the Heart Rock is not as noticeable as from the lookout point. If you follow the trail you will descend down to a slide rock pool and from there you can backtrack your way to the lower end of the waterfall. Hike down this little path to get the best view of the Heart Rock. But if you are careful there is no risk at all but you are still doing everything at your own risk. Be careful as there is no railing to prevent any falls. Go down to the right onto the rocks and you get a good view of the waterfall and the Heart Rock. Once you reach the next hill-top you are basically at the turnoff to the overlook point. It’s easier to follow the trail to the left just on the side of the creek. You will get to see the creek after only a few feet of the hike. ![]() It’s the easier and probably faster hike anyway. I would recommend you to follow the trail. Some people were adventures and took the rocky route directly through the creek and back up to the trail. It’s hard to see at first but the actual trail continues from there on the left side of the creek. Shortly before you get to the waterfall, the trail breaks down and brings you closer to the water. After a few feet, you can hear already the water running in the creek. The dirt trail descends down about 200ft from the starting point to the waterfall through a mountain forest of black oaks and Jeffrey pines. From here the trail goes north to the Heart Rock and south will lead you to Camp Seely. You will see a fenced-in swimming pool, this is your start point. From the parking follow the trail to the north. Mark in the dirt lot to either side of the road and make sure you won’t block the gate at any time. Even tho these spots get often mistaken as parking areas. Please don’t park at any of the turnouts as the road is at most points to narrow to accompany two vehicles side by side. Use the street going down to the left and don’t drive onto the Camp parking lot.Īfter that drive the small and narrow road all the way to the end until you see a locked gate and dirt parking to the left and right of the road. Be aware after heavy rainfall the creek could be flooded and carrying more water as usual. Yes, you have to drive over that creek and you can do it with any car and won’t get stuck. Use the little road turning off to the left just before the entrance to the camp and follow it. To get to the falls and the heart rock you will drive on Highway 138 and use the exit to Camp Seely but don’t drive on the parking lot of the camp as it is for registered visitors to the camp only. ![]() Heart Rock Falls which is more formally known as Seely Creek Falls is located at the end of a 1-mile roundtrip hike. A heart that seems like a man-made shape was created here by the chaos and randomness of mother nature right next to a waterfall. What does have a rock, a heart and a waterfall in common? Usually not much but in this location, you can see all three of them together.
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