Hike Mary Jane Falls Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, NV

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Mary Jane Falls is a popular little hike to a waterfall that, on both of my visits, has only been a trickle of water. The trail begins straight and wide via an old gravel road, then heads to the right onto a proper singletrack and ascends on heavily-eroded switchbacks to the base of some cliffs above. The trail stays beneath the cliffs and reaches the falls, with nice views out toward Charleston Peak. It's the kind of local hike where you can overhear someone step up a staircase created for trail erosion control and say "wow, these look manmade!", so don't expect solitude or respect for the area.

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Starting out from the trailhead.

The trail begins wide and flat and has only a light grade.

The wide gravel trail is blocked by a big log to direct traffic onto this more narrow singletrack, which begins switchbacking up the slope.

A bunch of siwtchbacks with eroded ends from people who don't know not to cut the switchbacks.

Charleston Peak visible in the distance, view from along the siwtchbacks.

The switchbacks led to the base of the limestone cliff above, then followed the base of the cliff to the falls.

View back along the base of the cliff.

Mary Jane Falls ahead.

Mary Jane Falls.

Wide shot of Mary Jane Falls (left) and Kyle Canyon below (right).

Mary Jane Falls.

View to the ridge to the south from Mary Jane Falls.

2015 photo of Mary Jane Falls.

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