Comments Hi, I have seen everything from boots to bare feet on the trails.
Tennis shoes are fine on most trails.
If you have a tendency for foot problems or are not used to hiking large numbers of stairs, I would recommend whatever you wear provides a good amount of arch support. Now let me add a note of caution. There are timber rattlesnakes in the park. You're more apt to have a meteor fall on your head then to get into a situation with one, but some of us do like to wear thick leather hiking boots. Especially if we go off-trail.