Homestead-Great and remote.  Onion Creek-part by the creek was nice.  Rock Shelter-fun.  Upper Onion-nothing special.

Grading on a curve, it is SO short but a beautiful bridge and rock shelter make it worth it.  Can be done on the way to the homestead trail from the visitor center.

This was a nice hike- and paved the entire way.  The map from the park was not very accurate- but we were still able to figure out where we were going.  McKinney Falls is very neat-however- the falls are not there this year- due to the draught?  This was a nice- simple hike.  Very enjoyable

We hiked between the lower and upper falls (maybe 2 miles round trip?) on the nature trail.  We did it in the morning while it was cooler, although it is still hot.  We saw no one outside of the area around the two falls.

Then we went swimming beneath the upper falls, which was busy, but not crowded and very refreshing after sweating on the hike.  All in all, a good morning and afternoon.

Due to the drought, the falls were a little disappointing.  Plenty of water for swimming at the upper falls, but not much coming over the falls.  The lower falls didn't look very good for swimming and only had a few fisherman there.

The map on this site is accurate for this hike.  The one you get at the park is way off.  We were never sure we were actually on the right trail.

Mostly paved trails that meander past Onion Creek and up through a wooded area.  After a while much of it began to look the same.

Looking forward to returning in the summer and swimming in the water.  The falls area was nice, there were people fishing there.  The trail was easy, small hills at the beginning and flat for most of the rest. 

Entering the park I bought a state park pass and the rangers (are they still called that?) were very nice and I was given a good map to help from getting lost.

I started with the Rock Shelf Interpretive Trail which was short but interesting.  The trail was a bit rough but not too bad and well worth the detour from the main trails.  After that I started at the swimming area which was filled with kids and a bit loud and followed the paved Hike and Bike Trail past the camping area.  Just past the camping area is a bit of a steep hill but there were benches to sit down and relax throughout the trail.  It was a nice, easy and quite walk and I even got to stop and watch an armidillo foraging for food.  

The only drawbacks were the noise around the swimming area and getting passed by 3 or 4 bikers but that was very minor. 

Overall, I will definitely go back to try the Homestead trail.

Even though it is hard to find the trailhead for the first time, it is a nice trail. The reason my distance is longer is because I walked this loop 3 times.