Hippie Hole

While making your way to the parking area, you'll keep right for the most part. You'll also need a high clearance vehicle or the patience to drive very slowly. The dirt road to the trailhead is full of dips, holes, rocks, and essentially could be a close relative of off roading. If you do not have an SUV or pickup - that's fine, just do NOT and I repeat, do NOT, attempt to make it to the actual parking area. Park your vehicle before you get there and walk the rest of the way. There is a HUGE dip that small cars will not make it over. A Fiat get stuck in that dip once and would not recommend smaller cars attempting that portion of this adventure :)

With that being said - once you park the hike itself is pretty simple. You'll head down the trail until you get to Battle Creek. The most difficult part of this will be the pile of rock and deadfall that you have to maneuver down at the very base of the trail. When you get down to Battle Creek, you'll take yourself left and continue about 15 minutes to the waterfall.

Once you arrive there are plenty of rocks to sunbathe, you can jump off the waterfall, or just swim at the base (you can hike/climb down to the swimming pool if you don't want to jump off). With cliff jumping, please be aware of any rocks or hazards of places you aren't familiar with BEFORE jumping.

When you decide to make your way back up to the parking area, the trail will be the same. The easiest way to remember where to turn to start going upward is by the big flat rock on your right hand side. When I did this hike most recently, someone had spray painted arrows to keep you on the right path but chances are those will fade over time. 

When you've finished this adventure, if you're looking for a bite to eat, stop at the Gaslight in Rockerville. They never disappoint! 

Note: Dogs are welcome to be off leash on this hike, however, make sure the water isn't super high if they want to cross at the waterfall. One of my pups went over the waterfall a couple years ago because he lost his footing in the current - he's fine, but it was very scary!