The trail includes two viewing platforms located above a cliff from which hikers can view Tails Creek cascading into Carters Lake. Trailhead located in Ridgeway Park. Big Acorn Nature Trail. About .2 mile. Easy trail along a wood-chip path.
Signs identify trees and shrubs.
The trailhead is at the Carters Lake Visitor Center. Biking at Carters Lake Ridgeway Mountain Bike Trail. The Ridgeway Recreational Area on Carters Lake is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. The trail is a 5.6-mile loop around Carters Lake that can be shortened or lengthened by taking the various trails branching off of it. The trail is narrow, fairly technical with a lot of ups and downs, and a good ridge for intermediate to advanced riders.