The 1-mile Tumbled Rocks Trail, which runs between the base of the West Bluff and the lake's eastern shore, is the park's most popular, according to the DNR website.

After a long day of hiking to Baldy Lake on spur Trail 69 off the Seven Devils Loop, Outdoors editor Rich Landers enjoys fishing and then a swim before sunset in the Hells Canyon Wilderness.

Dripping in sweat, I stepped as close as I dared to the edge of the 500-foot bluff and took a deep breath. It's hard to tell which had my heart pounding more: the strenuous, 45-minute hike up the ...