点评:Warning I am writing this to hopefully give others info needed before attempting a drive to this waterfall. The road to this waterfall is in terrible shape. Unfortunately I did not do my usual research as I had heard how beautiful this was and never thought that the road to get there would be so difficult. Even when it’s in good shape I would not take a normal car up there.
There are 2 entrances to drive up the mountain to the so called parking area at the falls trailhead. There is enough room for about 6 cars to pull over on the edge of the mountain and park. The GPS took us to is Indian Grave Gap Road. You have to ford a stream then follow a very narrow winding road with numerous curves and switchbacks. If a car is coming back down this road someone has to back up until you can find a safe pull over to be able to pass. With no parking availability when we arrived we continued on the route past the trailhead. We passed the one place we would have been able to turn around but thought it would be ok to continue. Wrong move! Deep ruts, downed trees and major washouts.
This route continues to Tray Mountain Road. It doesn’t get much better for a few miles but then becomes gravel as this area is not part of the park and there are a few houses and a lodge along the route.
I read where someone parked at the access road and hiked up to the trailhead. That is doable for younger people or those who are in shape and hike a lot. I wish we could have gotten to the falls to at least make the journey worthwhile. With limited parking you have to get there early to get a spot. Lesson learned to do more research before starting out! Hope this helps others not to make our mistakes.
I plan to contact park services as there should at least be signs stating the road is difficult. They need to find a way to add turn arounds and more parking.
翻译:警告 我写这篇文章的目的是希望在尝试开车去这个瀑布之前给其他人提供必要的信息。通往这个瀑布的道路状况很糟糕。不幸的是,我没有像往常一样做研究,因为我听说这条路有多美,从来没有想过去那里的路会这么难走。即使路况很好,我也不会开普通的车上去。
有两个入口可以开车上山,到达瀑布小径入口处的所谓停车场。山边有足够的空间让大约 6 辆车停下来停车。GPS 带我们去了 Indian Grave Gap Road。你必须涉过一条小溪,然后沿着一条非常狭窄的蜿蜒道路行驶,这条路有许多弯道和急转弯。如果有车沿着这条路回来,有人必须倒车,直到你找到一个安全的停车点才能通过。我们到达时没有停车位,所以我们继续沿着路线经过小径入口。我们经过了一个可以掉头的地方,但以为继续前行没问题。错了!深深的车辙、倒下的树木和严重的冲刷。
这条路线继续通往 Tray Mountain Road。前几英里路况并没有好转,但之后就变成了碎石路,因为这个区域不属于公园,沿路有几栋房子和一间小屋。
我读到有人把车停在通道上,然后徒步走到步道入口。对于年轻人或身体健康、经常徒步的人来说,这是可行的。我希望我们能到达瀑布,至少让这次旅行值得。停车位有限,你必须早点到那里才能找到车位。在出发前要多做研究,这是一个教训!希望这能帮助其他人避免犯我们的错误。
我打算联系公园管理处,因为至少应该有标志表明这条路很难走。他们需要想办法增加转弯和更多的停车位。