Hike the Rose River Falls to Dark Hollow Falls Loop

Parking at the trailhead is a few miles north of Big Meadows at the Fisher's Gap Overlook parking area. You will find much more solitude along this loop trail than if you were to park at the Dark Hollow Falls trailhead as the Dark Hollow Falls is much more popular. That makes being able to find the shot or picture that you want without other hikers getting in your shots, much easier.

The first part of the hike you descend into the valley for about a mile until you encounter the first streams. Continue a bit past that and you'll find the Rose River Falls. You can view the waterfall from the trail or step off and down a steep, rocky slope you'll be at the base where a nice pool forms. For maybe the next mile and a half you'll follow along the stream that is littered with small waterfalls and cascades. There are plenty of spots to set up a tripod and shoot from and from all sorts of different angles. As you head back up the trail, still following along the stream you'll cross a small bridge. You can make the right hand turn and follow the fire road back up hill for about a mile and return to the parking lot area or, you can check out Dark Hollow Falls.

Dark Hollow Falls is kinda broken up into different sections with the lowest part at the bridge you just walked over, a middle section, and the primary falls. This part of the trail is steep but well formed as Dark Hollow Falls can get very crowded at times. The trailhead lot is only about a mile up the hill very close to Big Meadows. You are able to carefully traverse your way around the different segments which allows you to photograph different spots along the falls. Once you're finished, head back down the trail towards the bridge but instead of going over it, continue up the fire road towards Fisher's Gap parking.