This is an enjoyable 3-mile shaded hike to some lovely waterfalls. The road to the trailhead is dirt, but well maintained and an adventure unto itself. There is restroom and parking at the trailhead. The water is very cold so only the brave do more than wade in it. If you’re around in the winter this is a great hike to do after a rain when water flow is higher. The falls become more dramatic. For a bit of variety you can take the Rich Gulch Trail back from the falls.

My husband and I did this hike (again) over Memorial Day weekend. We were at the trailhead at 8:00 a.m. to avoid crowds. I highly recommend early starts on holiday weekends. We are both in our late 70's but have hiked all of the Whiskeytown trails and falls. Brandy Creek falls is about 3 miles round trip. If you are doing this in the summer, be sure to take water and wear sturdy shoes. It is important to take the road all the way to where boulders block the road. You can pick up a trail map at the Visitor center as you enter the park and buy your visitor pass. The lower Brandy Creek falls are pretty and peaceful but the upper falls are more dramatic. There are rails to assist a narrow path on the way to the upper falls. It's a cool place to sit for a while in the summer. It's a good idea to take something to repel mosquitos just in case.

On this 3 miles round trip hike we enjoyed four falls, lower brandy creek, upper and two upper upper. Maybe we walked little over 3 miles , not sure.First trail head is little tricky and involves driving on a narrow unpaved road. along the road we saw signs for fall trail but we knew we had to get to the end of the road with boulders blocking the road, parking area and restroom.Once on trail , it was pretty much straight forward, we kept walking until we reached 4th fall and could go no further. Lower falls is very small and actually unimpressive but remaining three makes this hike beautiful. After second fall we pretty much walked on rocks.There was only point where we had to think which fork to take, it was very much in the beginning of the trail. the lower path goes to the creek while upper is the fall trail.

This is a 3 mile in and out hike.Entry to Whisky Town in $10. Stop at visitor center to pay. Trail head is about 4 miles into park. Last half mile on a dirt road that dead ends at the trailhead parking lot.For the most part this is an easy hike, but there are areas that you need to climb over rocks and hold onto roots for stability. The last 200 feet is a bit tricky and I wouldn't recommend it it for younger kids. There is a great spot just down river to sit on big boulders and have lunch.

This trail and the falls were beautiful. I wish I had realized you could drive within 1.5 miles of the trail! Haha I started at the bottom at Brandy Creek Beach. My phone is very bad at tracking my mileage, but it was at least 6 miles. However, it was nice and challenging and luckily, I didn't see any bears. A man that works there warned me about bears and recommended I purchase some sort of pepper spray, so I just continued my hike with my taser in hand. Some of the trail is starting to get overgrown, just a small portion after the Brandy Creek Campground.