There were only three other cars when we arrived at 11 am on a Tuesday. The last 0.25 miles of the road has a lot of potholes but they are easily doable in a sedan. Taylor River was lovely to see between trees on the first section of the trail. The trail was snow-free but there were a 5-6 stream crossings - I was glad to have poles for 2 big ones but many people might not need them. The falls were thin but pretty. 

Arrived at the trailhead at 8am, was the first car in the lot. This is a nice big lot with plenty of spots. The bathrooms were open, clean and stocked with TP.

The road in is good (a few narrow points on the middlefork road where fallen trees have not been fully cleared), until the end after you pass the middle fork trailhead lot. After that there is a series of very rough potholes after the bridge and beyond. I don't think a low clearance car is making it over all that without damage. Subaru needed minimum. In a high clearance car it's a breeze.

This trail is a pretty simple walk in the woods, follows an old road for most of the way. There are a few creek crossings that aren't too bad, all good rock hopping. Lots of gorgeous mossy trees, creeks, and mushrooms along the way.

This was my first time to this falls and it's for sure one of my favorite waterfalls I have been to. It's so much more impressive in person and is so unique.

I had the falls and the trail to myself. I only ran into maybe 4 other parties on the way back out.

Overall a great rainy day hike for solitude, worth the mileage.

Following Tuesday's bomb cyclone, we didn't know what to expect in terms of downed trees and stream crossings. The Middle Fork road has been cleared of obstructions, although it's evident where chainsaws have removed any big downed branches and trees (there were plenty). The hiking trail to Big Creek Falls has no obstacles other than branches and mud in a few places. Only a light dusting of snow - the first bridge had some slush left over but no ice. Even the stream crossings following so much recent rainfall were not too bad.

There is one short stretch of road between Garfield Ledges and the Taylor River trailhead that is incredibly rutted and filled with water, but we took our time and had no problems.

Five of us set out at 9:10 and returned to the cars at 2. We saw about 15 people all day, along with 2 dogs. The only bird species we heard was golden-crowned kinglets. Quite a few different types of fungus and mushrooms provided good photo ops. Both falls are raging. We had a 20-minute lunch at Lipsy Lake under cover of the woods.

I'd highly recommend gaiters, waterproof boots, and trekking poles. All five women in our group did fine, with no slips or falls despite numerous stream crossings. The last one before Otter Falls is definitely the most challenging, but if you take your time and pick your stepping stones, it should be no problem. As the temperature drops and we get more precip in the form of snow/ice, it will probably be prudent to have spikes in your winter pack or at the very least poles to help with traction.

Like others have posted it is very wet out there. I figure WTA could put in at least 4 culverts to keep water off the trail. Many parts were a “creek trail”. Most of the stream crossings were doable except the final one before Otter Falls, Anderson Creek. It didn’t help that it was raining when we reached it. My husband was able to get across but it took a lot of time and his long legs helped. I tried another route and slipped so it seemed prudent to turn around. It was a raging creek and a rough crossing where one could get injured and it would be great if there was a bridge. Since we are limited to these low elevation trails during fall and winter it sure would be nice if we really could use them! We will save this one for a hot August day.