7 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
Arrived at the trailhead around 9am. I was leading a group of 8 hikers today. We were the second and third cars in the parking lot.
We set out in the morning drizzle, for a quick hike up to Ramona Falls. We arrived at the falls around 10:30am, taking the southern side of the loop in, and had the area all to ourselves. We didn't see anyone else until we were at least 10 minutes into our hike back the the trailhead on the northern side of the loop. After that, we seemed to be passing other groups heading towards the falls almost non-stop, including a group of about 30 Boy Scouts! We arrived back at the trailhead around 12:30pm to find a busy (but not full) parking lot. Interestingly enough, the one car that was in the parking lot when we arrived, was still there...
On a side note, the rhododendron are starting to bloom at the lower elevations, but have quite a bit of time left until they will be at their peak.
