Easy hike for all ages. Trail in great condition. Lots of side trips to explore but stay on trails!
Falls were more impressive than pictures. The carved out canyon was deeper than I expected. Hike up river and you could get a sweet lunch spot to yourself along the rocky shore.
Kids loved this hike!

We hiked on a sunny, unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon in early June. The traffic was moderate, but it was less crowded than we thought it'd be. We were surprised to find what we thought was horse scat intermittently along the trail, but other than that, the it was well maintained. We reached the falls and spent quite awhile hanging out with the camera (bring a tripod!) and without it...just enjoying the sounds and (some of the) smells. It was early enough in the year for bugs to be absent. Everything was lush and green, with the river flowing fairly strong. The bridge over the falls was in great shape. We learned from a volunteer on the way back that it'd just been repaired, with mules hauling supplies up the trail. Mystery solved! 

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"from the trailhead" -- this is key. Ha! I started hiking to the falls from the trailhead in the campground and after about two miles found the trail to be partially obstructed and a little dangerous for me to get through as it was just on the edge of a drop. WTA's "trailhead" doesn't mean the trailhead at the campground, but rather, from the end of Sul Doc Road. Once I figured this out, it was really quite lovely and easy. The trail is well-kept and there were families and older folks walking out to the falls. They're definitely worth it. 

Went out with some friends to the Sol Duc area of Olympic National Park, so picked a few hikes that were suitable for most people.

Ancient Groves is a fun little hike, just about half a mile that has some enormous trees and a cool view of the river. We saw a bald Eagle flying along the river looking for something to eat I assume.

Then we drove down to Sol Duc Falls and did that short hike to falls, it was pretty warm so the mist from the falls felt real nice. That area was not as crowded as I had expecting going in mid-day on a Saturday, but still a solid amount of people.

After crossing the bridge and taking the path to the right we took the 3 mile hike to Deer lake and then hiked around deer lake. The trail to Deer Lake is completely snow free. The trail around deer lake has snow in places, but is easy to cross. The trails past the lake through Little Divide to Mink Lake and further on through the 7 lakes basin are buried in snow still.

On the way down from Deer Lake I recommend Trekking poles as it can get kind of steep and is pretty rocky, but with some loose rocks, so watch your footing.

overall it is a pretty easy hike with the hike up to deer lake being moderately challenging, but we'll be waiting a bit longer to do the high divide/7 lakes basin which I will come back for.