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Take a photo of your CAR license plate or memorize it as you'll need it while getting the permit. If you want to experience Tallulah at it's best- you'll want to be ONE of the first 100 people in the line when the office opens up at 8am to be able to get the permit, so that you can access the Gorge floor and hike. The park is wonderful, and every view from the outlook points are simply gorgeous! We loved this park, and we already plan to go back in a few years (we want to see other parks too though in the meantime).

But I think it's important to keep in mind if planning a visit. Honestly, we didn't even hike every trail that didn't require passes, there is plenty to see without.

For example, we also hiked up to Inspiration Point which was a decent trek, but to go beyond it a pass is required. It appears they are all free passes, but they only hand out a certain amount per day. There are few sections of trail, including the gorge bottom, that require a pass. We opted to go down to the suspension bridge and back up and it was quite a work out on its own. I highly, highly recommend you been in decent to good shape if you plan to go to the bottom because there are a lot of steps (over 1000 total down and back up) that you must climb to do so. And we are hoping to do that ourselves next visit. That said, we didn't go to the bottom - it's only 100 passes a day, though they are free - but I imagine it's awesome. Additionally, you can cross the gorge via the suspension bridge, and even go to the bottom of the gorge. Some are located on the north side and some on the south side of the gorge. We spent two days at the park, walking trails and enjoying the sights and water, and we still didn't get the opportunity to see everything.

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