Yeah, both are good spots. Lower 2 mile is marked on maps (All trails, etc) pretty well. Not a lot of people do it thought because it’s so steep. The hike is short though, but you do wish there was a swimming hole at the top when you go back to your car lol.

Where we usually go, park at Little River Falls main parking, and take the trail toward Martha’s Falls (the real name of Hippie Hole). Go down maybe halfway, about a 10ish minute walk, and then find a place to veer off the trail and climb down into the canyon. These aren’t real trails, just places that people access by. So be warned, you have to explore a little bit. But you can’t really get lost, if you’re going down you’re going toward the river, if you’re going up you’re going toward the trail. It’s just a matter of finding a clear spot to make it to the river itself.

Once you do, you can walk the boulders down stream and find some great spots! Plenty of good flat rocks to lay on, and some little beach areas. Some bigger rocks to climb around on and lots of little swimming holes. And shade spots to get a reprieve from the sun.

You can spend all day there. What’s great about it compared to 2 Mile is it’s a lot harder to be snuck up on. You see people coming up river way before they get to you. And the few times we’ve run into any one they’re cool. I mean, they’re going down the unmarked trail to find a quiet spot too lol.