Having lived here all of my life, I have driven by the large (relatively) parking area at the Angels Rest Trailhead dozens of times, and never really noticed it. I think our kids would like that part of the hike. If we had our kids with us we would hike to the waterfall and bridge and then turn around. Many of them didn't go the whole way up though. I wouldn't take small children though a lot of people did. We did take our time going up and took lots of pictures along the way. We took about 2 hours to get up and 1 to get down. We packed a light lunch and enjoyed our time at the top. We did make it to the top and the view was beautiful. We were quite sore the few days after the hike. I wonder if there were more rocks on the trail than usual due to rock slides with the fire and rains. The rock covered areas were difficult on the feet and calves. It was a 1600 ft elevation climb so pretty much uphill going and downhill returning. I thought it was a difficult hike, not moderate. The hike was very pretty and it had a variety of terrain which I like (rocky, dirt, rock covered). I think it is usually crowded but with so many trails still closed due to the fire it is probably more crowded than usual. The trail was much more difficult and crowded than we expected. We chose Angels Rest because it was considered "moderate", had a waterfall, and of course the beautiful lookout at the gorge. My husband and I are not hikers, but we do enjoy the occasional hike and checking out the scenery.
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