Media – Pfeiffer Falls Trail Reopening

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2025 Bridge Repair Project

California State Parks trail crew
California State Parks staff on the Pfeiffer Falls Trail pedestrian bridge. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

14 people standing on the finished bridge
California State Parks and Save the Redwoods League staff standing on the rebuilt pedestrian bridge along Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Trail crew walking along the trail
California State Parks and Save the Redwoods League staff hiking along Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Pfeiffer Falls & Valley View Trail trailhead signage
Beginning of Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

Pfeiffer Falls & Valley View Trail trail map signage
Signage within Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

pedestrian foot bridge
The reconstructed pedestrian bridge of Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

partners standing on finished footbridge
California State Parks and Save the Redwoods League staff on the repaired pedestrian bridge of Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Park rangers on a bridge
California State Parks staff meet on the repaired pedestrian bridge of Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
a scenic trail in the forest
Scenery along Pfeiffer Falls Trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
fallen redwood log
Remnant of the redwood tree that fell during a storm in 2023 and damaged Pfeiffer Falls Trail’s pedestrian bridge. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
8 people crossing the pedestrian bridge, looking down from above
With the bridge rebuilt, Pfeiffer Falls Trail is open to the public again. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

waterfall streaming along mossy rock
Pfeiffer Falls, a 60-foot waterfall that visitors can see along the trail. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

redwood forest
Pfeiffer Falls Trail is a popular trail for experiencing the redwoods. Photo by Lisa Morales Winner, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.

2021 Trail Reconstruction Project

Pfeiffer Falls Trail signage
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. The Pfeiffer Falls Trail connects with the Valley View trail to form a 1.5-mile loop. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League.
Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Photo by Max Whittaker.
Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks reopen fully renovated Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Big Sur, June 18, 2021. The Pfeiffer Falls Trail is a 0.75-mile trail segment that leads under the redwoods, down through a gorge to a 60-foot waterfall known as Pfeiffer Falls. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League
A bridge spans a ravine in a redwood forest.
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. This realigned Pfeiffer Falls Trail no longer brings foot traffic directly through the sensitive streambed, and it restores natural habitat necessary for a healthy aquatic ecosystem. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League
Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. The reopening of the Pfeiffer Falls Trail in 2021 is the first time that this Monterey County hiking trail will be open to the public since the Basin Complex Fire destroyed the popular tourist destination in 2008. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League
Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks installed a 70-foot pedestrian bridge that spans the Pfeiffer Redwood Creek ravine. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League
A man walks across a wooden bridge in a redwood forest
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks reopen fully renovated Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Big Sur, June 18, 2021. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League
Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks installed a 70-foot pedestrian bridge that spans the Pfeiffer Redwood Creek ravine. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League

Pfeiffer Falls Trail walkway
The Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on June 1, 2021. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks installed a 70-foot pedestrian bridge that spans the Pfeiffer Redwood Creek ravine. Photo by Max Whittaker, courtesy of Save the Redwoods League