It's a long bumpy ride in but we made it in our mini van. It seemed like there were some serious hikers who were maybe doing longer hikes on the Appalachian Trail and quite a few people primitive camping. We came here for the sole purpose of doing the hike to Long Creek Falls.
There is no designated parking area but there were other cars parked along the road. We measured the trail at a solid mile or even a little further. It took about 20 minutes each way with a toddler walking some and in a carrier some. The hike has some pretty steep areas. Nothing scary, just tiring.
The waterfall is beautiful and it felt so good to put our feet in after working up a sweat on the hike. We sat up at the falls for 30-40 minutes and we had it all to ourselves the whole time. It was magical.