Get to Know East Palisades

Have you ever wanted to check out all of East Palisades? Well then this is the perfect opportunity. We will be meeting at the Whitewater Creek entrance of East Palisades and then will be hitting almost every main official and unofficial trail through the park.  This is a very difficult event at 7.5 miles and roughly 1300 ft of elevation gain and is not recommended for beginners.

The hike will be fairly fast paced but not a fitness hike as we make our way around hitting all the best parts of the park such as the bamboo forest, cliffs,"cave", and riverside.  We will generally be keeping a pace between 3 and 3.5 miles per hour everywhere other than in the technical section along the river and during brief stops at points of interest. 

You should be aware that the cliff section along the river includes doing some easy scrambling and walking on narrow ledges. This is probably not advisable to anyone that is truly afraid of heights. In general we will try to stay along the riverside but in places it will be necessary to go up the cliffs which may include the need to pull yourself up steep sections holding onto rocks or trees. Additionally be aware that your feet may get wet in this section depending on the route we choose to take and the water level.  The pace in this section will be greatly reduced so that we can carefully make our way through some very technical terrain.

Directions from:
http:// www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/whitewatercreek.htm

From eastbound Interstate 285
Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
Right on Northside Drive.
Go through the Powers Ferry intersection for 1.6 miles to Harris Trail (Caution light).
Right on HarrisTrail and 0.9 mile to Whitewater Creek Road.
Right and travel 0.1 mile to the entrance on the right.

From westbound Interstate 285
Take exit 22, Northside Drive, New Northside Drive, Powers Ferry Road.
Straight to second traffic light.
Left on Northside Drive, through the Powers Ferry Road intersection for 1.6 miles to Harris Trail (caution light).
Right on Harris Trail and 0.9 miles to Whitewater Creek Road.
Right and travel 0.1 mile to the entrance on the right.

From northbound Interstate 75
Take exit 256, Mt. Paran Road.
Right on Mt. Paran Road to first traffic light (Harris Trail)
Left on Harris Trail to Whitewater Creek Road
Right about 0.4 miles to the unit which is on the left.

From northbound U.S. 41
Right on Mt. Paran Road, go to the first traffic light (Harris Trail) and turn left.
Go about 0.3 miles turn left onto Whitewater Creek Road.
Go 0.4 miles to the unit, which is on the left.

From southbound U.S. 41
Travel to Mt. Paran Road
Turn left on Mt. Paran Road, go to the first traffic light (Harris Trail) and turn left.
Go about .3 miles turn left onto Whitewater Creek Road.
Go .4 miles to the unit, which is on the left.