I headed up big cottonwood canyon last night with my camelbak, fishing pole, and two year old. We decided to hike donut falls and it was a good choice because it was getting late. I got to the parking area and trail head at about 8:15pm. I had to hustle up the trail because I wanted some decent photos before it got to dark. The gate also closes at 10:00pm, so I had that time constraint as well. This is really a quick little hike and I hadn't done it for a few years. But I remembered it being pretty short. It took me about 15 minutes to get to the falls. And that was with a 45 pound motor mouth on my shoulders.
This is a great trail for kids. Really wide and not to rocky. He walked all the way back, just holding my hand on a few steep and rocky sections. He had a blast and we saw two bucks on the way back. Great little trail for an evening hike. It was really nice to get out of the city heat for a few hours. The canyon was really crowded. Although not at donut falls and not traffic on the road. Just cars packed in the parking areas along the canyon road.
