McWay Falls is an 80 foot waterfall located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a state-protected park in Big Sur, located in Monterey County, California. The park is administered and maintained by California State Parks. It is located south of Carmel and covers over of land. A main feature of the park is McWay Falls, which drops over a...

 that flows year-round. Like Alamere Falls

Alamere Falls

Alamere Falls is a waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. Alamere Falls is a rare "tidefall", a waterfall that flows directly into the ocean. It is one of only two in the area, the other being McWay Falls.* Location: Pt...

, this waterfall is one of only two in the region that are close enough to the ocean to be referred to as "tidefalls". It is located on McWay Creek

McWay Creek

McWay Creek is a coastal stream in Monterey County in the U.S. state of California. It flows steeply west and south from McWay Canyon, high in the Coast Range of California, and spills into the Pacific Ocean at Waterfall Cove, after flowing over the famous McWay Falls. Most of the creek and its...

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Although it can be viewed via a trail from above, the beach and scenic cove below is difficult to access by land, however, it could be easily reached by boat

Boat

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. Even with this possibility, it is not recommended that people visit the beach as a safety precaution due to crumbling cliffs and environmental

Natural environment

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 reasons.
Just upstream is 30-foot McWay Creek Falls, and on a smaller tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 is Canyon Trail Falls.

Featured in the music video I Need a Doctor

I Need a Doctor

"I Need a Doctor" is a single by American hip-hop artist Dr. Dre. The song features guest appearances from American rapper Eminem and singer Skylar Grey. The song is produced by British record producer Alex da Kid, mixed by Dr...

 by Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

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