Beautiful drive with plenty of areas to stop along the way, the falls are about a 1.5 mile hike from the road/parking area. The hike itself was an easy incline, with well marked paths, leading to the falls. Yes, the road is mostly dirt/gravel the last few miles but hey....your in the mountains, man!
Not exactly a hike, but a very pleasurable walk uphill. My wife was 13 weeks pregnant and made it with no problem. The drive, as stated by many, is very confusing. I read some reviews and mapped out the directions on Google maps. I am uploading a photo of where to stop when you get to the trailhead. When you get to Forest service road, it seems to take forever and there is no real indication of where the falls are except for a picture of a hiker where someone wrote "falls".As for the falls it was a nice walk with our dog. We took several photos and relaxed for close to 30 minutes with not one other hiker. Very nice, but possibly just due to the 30 degree weather and time of day, 1030. There are many great falls in the US, but is this the best? No. Was it an excellent day with the wife and dog? Absolutely. And the road was not 4x4 required. We had ours and did not need it. A long winding road to a wonderful small falls.
A short walk with a little bit of grade to waterfall. Drive want as bad as I expected from description. My granddaughter and I enjoyed the walk and sights.
The mile long hike is fairly flat, wide, and easy to navigate. The 5.5 miles of forest service road that access the trailhead are narrow, rocky and difficult to navigate if any cars approach from the opposite direction. The drive is lovely, following along the river, but it us not relaxing, nor quick. Plan on going only 15 mph.
The hike was pleasant and very easy. As we approached the falls, the volume of the sound made by the cascading water increased considerably, and this made the hike that much more enjoyable.
Not too difficult to find with our map from our cabin. The hike was fairly easy and the falls were naturally beautiful of course. Only a few other folks there so it was nice!
One of the most beautiful places around. Make sure you go. Gorgeous and worth the drive and small hike.
Wow, we were pleasantly surprised! The walk was pleasant and the falls were stunning!!! I recommend this to everyone, the trek in isn't difficult. It is not paved (for wheel chairs). We are going back again this weekend:)
We took our kids ages 6 and 1 on a hike on a nice fall day. The dirt road is long and bumpy, but beautiful we saw two deer. The hike wasn't too difficult, even with needing to carry our one year old most of the way there and back. The kids enjoyed throwing rocks in the river. There were several places to camp too, which would be fun. If you are interested the area and enjoy hiking, give it a shot.
It's a bit of a drive back in to the parking but it's a great peaceful drive. The hike to the falls is very relaxing and scenic. The waterfall is awesome and we really enjoyed it.