JoanneAthaide

Just visited the falls this weekend. They were really beautiful just as everyone said. The hard part for us was just finding the Shasta Retreat area to access it. For some reason google maps took us way ahead closer to the Hedge falls trail head. You need to get to the Scarlet road intersection on Dunsmuir Ave and you will see the board for Shasta retreat. We did not take our car inside Scarlet road as that is restricted but parked it just outside near the stop sign. There were a few other cars and we did not get any ticket. From there you need to walk inside and keep right at the fork till you reach the railroad tracks. Your ~0.8 mile walk to the falls will be over the tracks with the river on your right. Before the bridge there is a small trail going down to the falls and viola. The water is so fresh and cool. It is definitely worth it.