We went on a Saturday morning around 10 and there was only one other person there which was not that outlandish considering it was a September day.
We paid the $9 entrance fee which wouldn't have been a huge deal had we stayed longer but more on that later...
We brought our dog who is a yorkie/schnauzer to go hiking with us because the previous yelp reviews suggested that the trails are well suited for dogs.
I would have to completely disagree.
The cactus' on the overlook trail were dropping spiny pods all over the ground and if your dog deviated even slightly off the path they could easily pick those up and unfortunately for my dog he had 4 huge cactus pods stuck in every single one of his pads. He couldn't walk because they were so painful so every couple of feet he would start limping, I would go check his pads, remove the cactus spines and this continued over and over.
Again, we were on the overlook trail and decided that we should turn back and walk the grounds. That was a relief for his sweet feet and it was nicely shaded so we got some relief from the sun.
We will be back, without our dog, so that we can enjoy some of the hikes and do some more exploring.