The Cave Gulch Trail offers something for those a little more adventurous. It gains nearly 1,000 feet elevation in 1.9 miles from the campground up to the park’s main visitor center. Cave Gulch Trail is the steepest trail and offers the closest route to the hike taken by Dan Morrison and early cave visitors. The East Side Trail has the same start and destination as the Cave Gulch Trail with over twice the distance traveled and 350 extra feet of elevation loss and gain along the way. This trail winds along 4.5 miles of the east side of the park before reaching the visitor center. This trail features much of the Douglas Fir forest that covers the north facing slopes of the park, providing a much more shaded route. An entire day can be spent on the “Grand Loop”, a 6.4 mile hike that starts and finishes at either the visitor center or campground and includes the entire Cave Gulch and Eastside Trails.
