Tahquitz Falls, Seasonal waterfall in Tahquitz Canyon, United States

Tahquitz Falls is a waterfall on Tahquitz Creek in lower Tahquitz Canyon, within Palm Springs, California. The creek flows over a slab of granite at the top, then drops about 60 feet (18 m) into a pool; a protrusion on the canyon wall splits the fall once. The falls lie within the National Register of Historic Places boundaries.

The falls are located in an area long inhabited by the Cahuilla people who built irrigation systems to manage water in the dry landscape. This water management demonstrated their sophisticated understanding of desert survival and agriculture.

The canyon and waterfall take their name from Tahquitz, a spirit in the folklore of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The canyon and its trail are owned and managed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, whose reservation surrounds Palm Springs.

The trail is about 1.8 miles round trip with steep rock sections and requires solid footwear to navigate safely. Bring plenty of water and plan for afternoon heat that can be intense in the narrow canyon.

Tahquitz Falls appears in two films: Frank Capra's 1937 Lost Horizon and Jim Morrison's self-financed 1969 film HWY: An American Pastoral, which used the falls as a prominent location. The canyon and trail are owned and managed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.