This was my first time "hiking" and we did it in flip flops. We were here on a Saturday afternoon after going to the zoo. There weren't really any signs telling us where to go and some of the parking was blocked off. There also wasn't a trail head (which I thought was normal) so we just parked randomly in some ramada and walked up.
The view is amazing and probably only took us10 min to walk up there. Definitely recommend going for a "hike" up here if you are in the area.