The park is open year round, and in the summer there are 154 camp sites one can reserve, along with group sites. The most popular sites are in close proximity to Little Falls Lake. Unfortunately, we weren't able to see the lake this year, as it was drawn down for repairs to the dam. There is also a great nature center that has a "touch table" that has feathers, rocks, bones and antlers, as well as a displays and a small sales counter that features Golden Guides, t-shirts, books and other nature items for young and old.
We hiked the Willow Falls Hill Trail, the shortest way to get to Willow Falls, but also the steepest (although by now, we are no strangers to steep climbs, even with a 35 pound kid on my back). Willow Falls is the main attraction of the park, a cascade of water down a steep 200 foot gorge. When we visited, there were several other people hiking, but most notably, about 10 photographers set-up at the base of the falls to catch the action. Unfortunately, by this park, G started to say he didn't want to visit any more parks. Not bad! We were at park #44, he held out for a long time! You will see pictorial proof of his sentiment in just a few.
There is a bridge that traverses over the base of the falls, and leads to a staircase at the top of the bluffs of the gorge. The view from the top of these stairs was outstanding, one of the best we have seen (I know I've said this before, but it's true this time, really.) I think it was the fall colors, they just enhance any scene and that we weren't expecting the option of a view when we were hiking down into the gorge, it was a surprise! Definitely, a park we would like to return to and camp in sometime next summer.
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