Twisting Falls

"It’s very beautiful, and literally in your face mist! First things first: Pets might have a very hard time, due to distance of the climb back up. (I don’t recommend :)) Physically this waterfall path can be very strenuous on the climb back up, ropes are tied to assist you all the way to the bottom. Etc: Get plenty of gas, the parking is all dirt road, path off to the right, a little hard to see at 1st (visible/ partial clearance due to trees/ bushes). The climb back up gets 3.5 star(s) if it were possible to rate lol"

"The best view of the falls in this ravine is the drone footage by Jeff Mullins for this location. I went here right after a full day of heavy rain, so the river was very high and the falls were roaring. See my reviews of Compression Falls and Twisting Falls as it was a lot of bushwhacking to try to get a decent view of the falls without actually going into the water. If you do decide to go for a visit, realize these things: 1) Parking is VERY limited at the end of this one lane country “driveway”. It is very rutted and narrow. 2) Locals must party here or general guests must not care about taking care of the great outdoors, because there were signs of campfires with garbage dumped around especially around the parking area. Although, I did find several discarded McDonalds cups and snack wrappers on the trail and in the rocks at the bottom of the ravine too. 3) As mentioned, the trail (not the road past the metal gate) is very steep down, and even though I had good hiking boots and trekking poles, I still slid a few times onto my caboose on the loose shale. There were sections with ropes to assist. 4) Once at the river at the bottom, unless you actually wade into the water, you are not going to get a good look at Compression Falls. It was too cold and the river was very high for me to attempt wading to the rock ledge closer to the falls. I’m sure on a hot summer day, it would be refreshing! 5) If you want to see the other falls above Compression Falls by foot - no chance unless you have safety ropes and fellow hikers to assist, as there is no established trail to follow, and too much of a slope (or drop-off) and underbrush to get anywhere upstream safely or easily. As I mentioned above, watch Jeff Mullins drone footage posted in another post to get a nice view of the other falls up the river. You’ll save yourself a lot of agony from a journey that ends up with no reward at the end. Who knows, maybe this will inspire someone to cut a trail to some of the upper falls so more people can enjoy the experience."

"Came here on a Saturday for a fun afternoon hike. The parking here is limited so make sure you get there well before 12. 10-10:30 is a good time. The hike itself is a high medium difficulty , just a lot of hills and some ropes to help. The trek to the bottom is well worth it, great waterfalls and if you are a daredevil you can jump off or slide, saw several people do that. Good hike."

"Compression falls is a strenuous 0.8 mile hike but the reward is absolutely amazing. Make sure to wear appropriate footwear with good grip to get down. Trekking poles would also be helpful. There a ropes for a majority of the climb which are helpful. I'm a regular hiker accustomed to elevation gain and this hike whooped me. The falls are so magical but just be ready to work for it. Parking is limited and narrow. I definitely wouldn't bring kids here but I did see one family manage to somehow make it down with 2 kids in flip flops."

"One of the most magical places I have ever been, also one of the most physically challenging hikes I have done. Its as close to rock climbing you can get without actually scaling a mountain side. A 1/4 mile vertical descend to get to base. Then to get back out, one hell of a 1/4 mile vertical climb that feels like it will never end. It is worth it and I plan on going back many times, just in better shape next time."