Grand Canyon of Fifteenmile Creek, Poo Poo Point — Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

I took my 8 year old daughter on MLK day. We parked at a cul de sac about 0.1 mile from the gate to West Side Rd. We took it to the left and decided to hike first to Poo Poo Point before going to see the waterfall. Different approach especially if you want to escape the crowds at Chirico or High School Trails. It was exactly 3.4 miles to get there. We only met one person with a dog and a stroller on our way up and a few bikers on the way down. Made a little loop taking a trail to the right and coming to a different dirt road which eventually meets West Side Rd again. There are several  bike trails which don’t  show on Gaia map so we ended up meeting the same bikers three times before reaching the Grand Canyon trail. The Grand Canyon Trail is very pleasant wide path with very mild elevation reaching the waterfall viewpoint after about 0.6 miles. The fallen bridge didn’t pose any big problem. It could have if there was more water in the creek. Like this you can either jump or use the small log to cross. It was easy even for my daughter. The viewpoint is nice area with some benches. Unfortunately there are several fallen trees in the Fifteen Mile Creek so not much of a view. But in general it was a nice trip discovering some new trails and places and we had them mostly to ourselves. The whole trip was a little over 8.5 miles.