Arrived shortly after sunrise and had the trail mostly to ourselves which was surprising for a Holiday weekend! We saw only 1 other group until near the end of heading out. This hike is so beautiful and the morning light did not disappoint! Plenty of rock, root, climb, bridges, water, and foliage to make for a fun and tiring time!

Road in has some potholes but nothing too crazy. There were some bugs, but it was expected with the humidity and they weren’t a bother at all. There are some spots along the trail that require a little extra caution if you’re tired, but that doesn’t happen until after the first falls. It’s a fairly easy hike to the first falls, moderate to the 2nd falls, and just long and a tad wet/muddy to the river.

Loved this hike and will definitely do it again! My high energy young dog was snoring on the way home - a sign of a great hike!

Beautiful trail, we got there early and it was empty 7 am

We went to the end of the trail and were the only ones at the river. That was beautiful.

In spite of the good tree cover it was a very hot day. Bring lots of water, since there's not much water access, at least for the first half of the trail, and the streams in midsummer aren't running much. In spite of the long dry spell there are quite a few mucky parts of the trail, so waterproof foot gear is nice, and would probably be necessary in rainier seasons.

The description of rocky and rooty for the last 2/3 of the trail was accurate. As I got hotter and more tired I was less careful about my foot placement and started wishing I had worn my harder-soled boots. I had sore feet for the hike back. 

There were about 4 groups headed out as I was going in on Monday, and 5 groups going in as I was leaving Tuesday. It's a popular place (and well-deserved).

We walked to the 2nd waterfall, which was about 4.75 miles round trip according to my apple watch which isn't the most accurate. It definitely had some uphill/downhill and some roots and rocks, so not a flat wide open path as it starts out, so I felt like I got a good workout still. Would be good for kids, however getting down to the falls is quite a scramble, but lots of people were down there. 

The parking was not too full at 10:15 on a Saturday. We only passed a handful of folks. 

We hiked in about 3 miles; the trail is nicely shaded for the most part. Few bugs. Not crowded. Periodic cool breezes refreshed us. As we went further in, the trail was more challenging, with rocks and roots, and ups and downs, but it wasn't bad. The potholes seemed worse on the way out than when we drove in this morning.