点评:This was a fantastic Park, you could spend a Full Day here and not see the whole place, we had about a half day to spend here so this is what I would recommend.
1) Blackwater Falls Trailhead: Start your morning at Blackwater Falls Trail, Park down by the Blackwater Trading Company. There are 2 trails down to the falls, one with tons of steps and one gradual path with no stairs down, you enter this right off the parking lot as soon as you enter (Close to the parking lot entrance) Once down to the Falls area, there are a good amount of stairs to get to the actual falls but it is easily accessible to get great pictures of the falls. I would consider this an easy to moderate trail depending on your fitness. There is ample parking at this lot, but it was full by 11am and people were parking in the overflow lot up the road. Restrooms are available in the Blackwater Trading Building.
2) Elakala Falls Trail: We then drove over to the Lodge and parked where we took the trail to Elakala Falls, When looking at the lodge the trailhead is to the left. It is an Easy Trail down to the Falls overlook bridge, however if you want to get down to the bottom of the falls you will have to find the unmarked trail (They don't want you down there)and do some rock and tree root scrambling to get there, it took us a bit to find a way down. There were alot of people who did not want to risk going down but I would say the hike to the falls is easy and the hike to the bottom is moderate (It was a bit muddy when we were there so it was a little more tricky). It was well worth hiking down to get great pictures of the falls. There was ample parking and Restrooms at the Lodge. Don't miss going to the back of the lodge for overlook views that are amazing!
3) Lindy Point Trail: After the Falls we turned right out of the lodge and took this all the way to the Lindy Point Trail Head, Parking sucks here and there are about 4 spots so you may have to park a bit down the road off to the side and walk down. This hike is a pretty easy hike with a very small elevation change. This is about 1/3 mile trail to the lookout, there are very very beautiful views. I will say this area is dangerous there were people out on rocks that I thought were crazy so use good judgement. No Restrooms here.
There is a ton more you could explore in the park and most trails we did were easy to moderate hikes. This park is very well maintained, beautiful and the trails are very well marked. This is a must if your in the Tucker County Area. We were here on a Saturday in the Fall and the Park was pretty crowded but I have seen worse. We did all f the above in about 3 hours, we are pretty fit hikers so depending on your fitness and how long you spend at each stop this could probably vary from 2-4 hours.
翻译:这是一个极棒的公园,你可以在此度过一整天却仍无法逛遍整个园区。我们只有大约半天的时间可以游览,所以我在此给出一些建议。
1) 黑水瀑布步道起点:清晨可从黑水瀑布步道开始游览,停车场就在黑水贸易公司旁边。有两条路可以通往瀑布:一条有大量台阶,另一条则是平缓无台阶的小径。进入公园后,直接从停车场走过去即可(就在停车场入口附近)。到达瀑布区后,需要爬不少台阶才能抵达真正的瀑布处,不过这样也便于拍摄到漂亮的瀑布照片。根据个人体能状况,我觉得这是一条难度为“简单到中等”的步道。这个停车场车位很多,但上午11点时就已停满,后来人们只好把车停在路边的额外停车场里。黑水贸易大楼内设有洗手间。
2) 埃拉卡拉瀑布步道:随后我们驾车前往度假村,停车后便沿着步道前往埃拉卡拉瀑布。从度假村望去,步道入口在左侧。这是一条通往瀑布观景桥的简易步道;不过,若想抵达瀑布底部,则需找到那条没有标识的小径(度假村方面并不希望游客去那里),并借助岩石与树根攀爬才能到达。我们花了一些时间才找到下山的路。很多人都不愿冒险下去,但我觉得前往瀑布的徒步路程很轻松,而下到谷底的路程则属于中等难度(我们去的时候地面有些泥泞,所以稍微有点棘手)。为了拍摄到绝美的瀑布照片,这一趟下山绝对值得。小屋附近有充足的停车位和洗手间。千万别错过到小屋后面去欣赏那令人惊叹的远景哦!3) 林迪角步道:看完瀑布后,我们从小屋处右转,沿此路一直走到林迪角步道的起点。这里的停车位很少,只有大约4个车位,因此你可能需要在路边稍远一点的地方停车,然后再步行前往。这段徒步路线相当轻松,海拔变化也很小。从起点到观景台的距离约为1/3英里,沿途的景色极为美丽。我要说的是,这一区域很危险——有人竟然在岩石上行走,我觉得他们简直疯了,所以大家一定要谨慎行事。这里没有卫生间。
公园里还有很多地方值得探索,我们走过的步道大多都是难度较低或中等的徒步路线。这座公园维护得非常好,景色也很优美,徒步路线标识清晰明了。如果你身处塔克县一带,这里绝对值得一游。我们是在秋季的一个周六来到这里的,当时公园里人挺多的,不过我也见过更拥挤的情况。我们在大约3个小时内完成了上述所有项目。我们都是体能不错的徒步爱好者,不过具体耗时会因个人的体力状况以及在每个景点停留的时间长短而有所不同,大概会在2到4小时之间。