The road to the trailhead has potholes but if you take it slow you can navigate around or over most of the potholes. Most conventional cars can make it no problem. You'll pass a pit toilet on the road in and it's signed as your last available facility before the trailhead. There are no restroom facilities at the trail head.

We arrived at the trailhead at 9:15 AM in the morning. We were the only car there. Amazing! As described, the trail begins as a wide track, then becomes narrower with increasingly tricky footing over roots and rocks but with long stretches of flat between those. It's the kind of trail most hikers have encountered in the Cascades and should offer no particular challenges. WTA has worked on this trail for about the first couple miles. After that, the vegetation closes in on the trail and the footing becoming a little more tricky in places. There are a few little stream crossings easily danced across with minimal wetness. There are some downed logs to straddle across or under on the last couple miles. WTA has placed flagging in places suggesting more work is planned. That said, on the way out, we encountered a WTA crew already busy along the first part of the trail. They told us they planned to camp for a week and continue the trail work. Thank you WTA!

This is such a beautiful trail with the sound of the river in the gorge below and two waterfalls dropping down the far side from high above. Wildflowers out included bunchberry, western starflower, viola, and brambles. Maidenhair ferns adorned moist rock walls. All the forest floor ferns looked fresh. We spied just a few mushrooms. A couple garter snakes quickly slithered for cover as we walked along. 

It turned out that this was the hottest day of the year so far. I had 1.5L in my bladder and my wife had a 1L bottle. We had drank it all by the time we were back at the car. My car thermometer read 90°F as we drove back down the highway toward Arlington.

Gorgeous day on the trail. Lots of families out enjoying the day. This is an easy hike for beginners or families with a little bit of elevation for fun. 

Trail is overgrown past the second set of waterfalls but not impassable.

Road to the trailhead is definitely very pot-holey but not bad if you have a high clearance vehicle. 

This was a very nice forest hike being enjoyed by many on a Saturday morning. The river is not visible nor accessible for the majority of the hike, but the sound of it rushing nearby is ever-present and quite enjoyable. After the second waterfall, the trail becomes less-traveled, more overgrown, and muddier. We hiked ~0.5mi past the second waterfall before turning around, which was ~3mi from the trailhead. 

Having a higher clearance car certainly made the drive easier, but it certainly isn't the roughest forest road to a hike. For a careful and patient driver, I think any vehicle could make it. 

This is a five mile out and back trail, and my crew worked on the first 2miles of trail. Beautiful views of the canyon walls and visuals of the river. River access in several spots both by the waterfalls. Hike is mostly river grade with a few dips and hills. Overall a good day hike. Would recommend bringing trekking poles to help protect your knees, water, snacks, and rain gear. The road up has a lot of potholes but most cars with clearance will be fine. Camping spot a half mile into the trail but it has steep water access so I suggest grabbing water from the river near the first waterfall.