Staircase Falls, Seasonal waterfall in Yosemite Valley, US.

Staircase Falls is a seasonal waterfall that drops along the steep cliffs behind Camp Curry, forming distinct steps and tiers as it descends. The water flows down multiple cascades that create a stepped pattern visible from the valley below.

Staircase Falls drops about 1,300 feet (400 m) from the cliffs below Glacier Point, directly behind Camp Curry, the tent camp opened in Yosemite Valley in 1899. Its position on the valley's south side made it a fixed reference for visitors staying at Camp Curry and for walkers on the valley floor paths beneath Glacier Point.

The name comes from the stepped ledges the water crosses on the cliffs below Glacier Point, behind Camp Curry. Because the falls are ephemeral, usually dry by the end of June, the site is a seasonal marker in Yosemite Valley: visitors see the staircase shape only in spring, when snowmelt feeds the drops.

The waterfall is best viewed from the valley floor trails near Camp Curry during spring months when water flow is strongest. Multiple vantage points along these paths offer different perspectives of the cascading water.

Staircase Falls drops about 1,300 feet (400 m) in a series of steps, but it is ephemeral: the flow usually ends by late June, so the cliffs behind Camp Curry are dry most of the year. Visitors who come in July or August see only the stepped rock face, not water.