Beacon Rock State Park - Hamilton Mountain, Beacon Rock State Park - Hardy Creek & Beacon Rock State Park - Hardy and Rodney Falls — Sunday, Sep. 16, 2018

I was really impressed with this trail. There was a lot of good signage throughout the trail and the guidebook was accurate and easy to follow. We arrived at the trailhead at 9:30am to 2 other vehicles in the lot. Got back around 1 and the lots was full - even on a gray, dreary day. The waterfalls were lovely, the trail up to Hamilton mountain was good. Challenging for me, but not too bad. The weather was the biggest factor - the last mile up, we were in the clouds, socked in with no view, rain, and heavy winds that weren't very enjoyable. We still enjoyed some great views on the way up but no mountain tops for us to see today. I would definitely come back and do it again on a better day. Terrain varied from dirt/pine needle covered trail to rocky. Most spots were decently maintained, some stairs built in on the switchbacks. On the way back down, closer to the falls, we passed a lot of hikers - most appeared to possibly just be going to the falls and not doing the full lollipop.