The road up has a few potholes but easily accessible for most cars. The trail was very well maintained and cleared of debris. Great views and lovely sounds at the falls.

Easy hike with beautifully maintained trails!!

This was my first time hiking this trail. I would rate it easy as opposed to moderate but I know that is generated because it is a little longer. The trail has been improved at the short section going to the falls. There is now a sign on the main trail and log stairs descending into the small lake basin at the bottom of the falls. Nice job, trail crew. A fun, easy hike.

A long and very gradual climb through the woods, which we found rather monotonous as the surroundings didn’t vary much the whole way.  Only heard a couple of birds, saw a few foxgloves and a tiger lily. Just as we were about fed up, we saw the falls and it made it all worthwhile. The massive bare rock was impressive even though the falls were very small. They must be spectacular early in the spring. When we sat down, we saw a fast swimming garder snake cross the lake and disappear into the driftwood when it reached the other side. A cascade frog jumped out of our way and stayed nearby while we ate our sandwiches. We were late starters so we had it all to ourselves at 5:30 pm.

Important info: No bugs! by which I mean (alleluia) no mosquitoes, not even as we ate our lunch by the little lake. We did see dragonflies, a millipede, butterflies, and a few little gnats. If anyone in your group is motivated by salmonberries, this is a good time to go.

The falls themselves appear to be doing their seasonal drying out (if you look at the pictures from different times of year you'll see what I mean.) I read elsewhere that Otter Falls is entirely snowmelt on bedrock--hence seasonal-- so currently the falls themselves are minimal and the drainages very easy to cross. I imagine the water flow is quite impressive in April, it would be great to go again then. That said, the rock face itself is stunning even with minimal water running down--I had no idea what the scale really was until we were standing next to it. (We did not continue on to Big Creek Falls just another half mile down the trial, I was outvoted by my group.)

Quiet day on this trail, saw 15 people besides us on the hike to Otter Falls, which clocked in at just over 9 miles for us. Dispersed camping near the trailhead looked idyllic & easy, the bathroom was clean & stocked. Potholes on the last mile in were large, but not bad if you go slow.

No obstacles currently, except that you might trip over a rock while you are distracted by the lush moss and ferns on this shaded woodland hike.