A Toronto-based accordion player with an apparent fondness for the 2017 hit song Despacito has been simultaneously delighting and infuriating subway riders around the city for roughly three weeks now.

News of the young man's unusual hobby started surfacing on Twitter in late March, although he's not the first TTC busker to cover the annoyingly catchy Luis Fonsi track.

It's not even clear if he's actually a TTC busker. Little is known about the accordion guy at this time, aside from the fact that he can often be found riding the Bloor-Danforth line and sometimes wears a red coat.

Meanwhile on the #TTC#Despacitopic.twitter.com/ppmFrPq5QQ

— Jose Taboada (@taboada93) April 17, 2018

Some reports suggest that there may even be two TTC accordion guys.

The second musician appears to have a beard, wear a black coat, and plays for passengers on Line 1 Yonge–University.

On not one, but two lines!!!!#TTC#Accordian#Despacitopic.twitter.com/rXMPeGRhc4

— Lisa Hall (@notgreatjustok) April 17, 2018

If this is the case, what are these men up to? Why are they doing this? Are they teammates or rivals? Heroes or villains?

All that I can say about for certain at this point is that the act of playing Despacito on an accordion aboard a TTC vehicle has proven almost comically divisive.

BREAKING: Toronto authorities declare The Purge on just that one accordion guy on the TTC who plays 'Despacito'

— Ian MacIntyre (@MrIanMacIntyre) April 15, 2018

For every tweet praising the "very talented young man playing Despacito on his accordion," there's another one pleading for the music to stop.

"Hey TTC, what’s the point of suicide prevention posters if a busker with an accordion can just get on a subway and play Despacito on a loop for four stops?" joked one rider last week.

A busker is in my subway ride playing Despacito, as if just the normal TTC wasn't torturous enough.

— Franky P. Plata (@dammitfranky) April 13, 2018

Just two days later, another rider hailed the accordion show as the highlight of her TTC experience.

"Everyone stopped what they were doing and just listened," she wrote. "Even in a busy city, on a crowded subway train, magical moments still exist."

Thank you accordion man on the subway for making this rainy commute home a little more entertaining. Also, all in favour of making #Despacito the official song of the #TTC🙋🏻‍♀️? #ILoveTorontopic.twitter.com/h4OsNskqwm

— Alejandra Ortiz (@0rtizAle) April 3, 2018

Many of the riders pictured in these videos seem... less excited about the sweet, soothing sounds of an accordion after a long day at work.

This wonderful man made my morning roaming the subway cars playing Despacito on his accordion with not a hint of “I’m just kidding folks”. Then I spotted the man in the background of this photo and it made my morning even better #TTCpic.twitter.com/SEIjSfRmsD

— Gabrielle Zilkha (@GabrielleZilkha) April 17, 2018

TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said that those customers — all TTC customers, in fact — "have the right to expect a relatively peaceful ride."

"We realize this looks innocent enough, but the reality is that everyone hates that song," he said. "One of the most common complaints we get is people listening to music without headphones so we can’t condone this kind of impromptu performance."

"To be clear, the TTC is a big supporter of local musical talent done right," he continued. "Aspiring Weird Als and other musicians must restrict their public transit performances to the authorized subway musicians program, Underground Sounds."

Events in Toronto today will see a huge art party going down at the AGO and a free screening of Lady Bird.

Toronto's sprawling new food hall Assembly Chef’s Hall is hosting a Cinco de Mayo party. Want to go? We've teamed up with them to give you a chance to win a pair of passes to the party. 

Check out all the contest details here.

This former Anglican church has some of the nicest condos in Toronto. Spread out over four floors, this unit here is the second-largest suite in the building.

There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms, along with ample living space and a roomy kitchen.  

Features from the original church have been preserved in the unit, including exposed brick walls and archways, wood beams and gorgeous arched windows. The features blend nicely with the modern elements that make for such a unique interior.

My favourite room is the master bedroom which has a really cool industrial-looking fireplace and a ladder up to a loft area where you could hide out for hours if you needed some alone time.

The only downside is there isn’t a lot of outdoor space. There only seems to be a tiny nook just big enough to fit a barbecue and a couple of chairs.

Specs

• Address: #8 - 40 Westmoreland Ave.
• Price: $2,185,000
• Bedrooms: 4 + 1
• Bathrooms: 3
• Parking: 2
• Walk Score: 95
• Transit Score: 90
• Maintenance Fees: $688.79 monthly
• Listing agent: Matt Manuel
• Listing ID: W4091602

Good For

Anyone who wants a unique historical home that’s the envy of all your friends. The stunning original century-old neo-gothic church architecture combined with the fact that this place is only a five-minute walk to the subway makes it hard not to be jealous of whoever owns this home.  

Move On If

You’re scared of ghosts. The church is over 100 years old so there’s gotta be at least one ghost in the building. Spirits love old churches right?

Toronto restaurant openings highlights the latest food news in Toronto and gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

Open now

• Giulietta, an Italian restaurant collab between chef Rob Rossi (Bestellen) and David Minicucci (owner of L'Unita), has opened in the Bestellen space at 972 College St. in Dufferin Grove.
• Constantine, a Mediterranean restaurant from chef Craig Harding (La Palma, Campagnolo), is now open inside boutique hotel The Anndore House at 15 Charles St. E. (by Yonge St.)
• Maxx's Kitchen is also serving up meals inside the softly opened Hotel X at 111 Princes' Blvd. at Exhibition Place. A Nespresso Café is set to open on Monday.
• Craig’s Cookies now has its own brick-and-mortar storefront at 1537 Queen St. W. in Parkdale.
• Burger's Priest has another location, this time on West Queen West, at 1120 Queen St. W. (at Lisgar) in a former Barton Snacks space.
• The Haam, an Asian fusion kitchen + bar, is in soft opening mode at 342 Adelaide St. W. (at Peter St.)
• Dee, a Thai restaurant from the same team behind Shanee and Soi Thai, is open at 2013 Yonge St. (by Glebe, between Davisville and Eglinton). 
• Paramount Butcher Shop has opened its first Toronto location at 2313 Yonge St. (just north of Eglinton).
• Umami Poke is serving up bowls of sustainable poke at 1252 Yonge St. in Summerhill.
• Cafe Bon Bon has soft opened at Times Square (550 Highway 7 East) in Richmond Hill.

Recently reviewed

• A-One Catering
• Hana Sushi
• Gazi
• Posta Italbar
• One Pear Cafe
• Tsujiri (Yonge St.)
• Rosina
• Kunafa's
• Mona's Roti

Opening soon

• Drake Mini Bar, from the team behind the Drake Hotel will be opening by Drake 150 in the Financial District in May.
• Founder, a cocktail bar from one of the founders of TedxToronto, will be opening soon at 1282 Dundas St. W. (at Dovercourt) in the former Saucy Pierogi space.
• Bar Volo was forced to close on Yonge St. a couple of years ago (it opened Birreria Volo in Little Italy shortly afterwards), but it looks like it has applied for a liquor license in a new space at 17 St. Nicholas St. not too far from its original location at Yonge & Wellesley.
• Good Hombres, a new taqueria and tortilleria from the team behind Campechano, will be opening at 374 Bathurst St. (north of Dundas St. W.)
• Limon Lounge, a Mexican spot, is set to open at 1089 St. Clair Ave. W.(at Lauder Ave.) in May.
• A Toronto location of Mexicados Burritos & Bowls, which already has a location in Brampton, should be opening in the old Belmonte Raw space at 1022 Queen St. E. in Leslieville.
• iHalo Krunch will be moving a few doors down from its original location into a bigger space at 831 Queen St. W. by Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Other news

• Noorden will be closing on May 31 (its lease is up and the landlord won't be renewing), so you have only a little over a month to experience its rijsttafel before then.
• Those who mourned the recent closing of Celebrity Hot Pot should be slightly consoled by the fact that it has been replaced by another hot pot spot called Liuyishou Hotpot at 254 Spadina Ave.

Have you seen restaurants opening or closing in your neighbourhood? Email tips to editors@blogto.com.

One of Toronto's most-popular tourism districts remains inaccessible to tourists (and everyone else) as of Thursday, police have confirmed, due to an ice storm that hit the city about five days ago.

The pellets of hail and blustering snow that took us hostage this weekend are gone, but crews are still working to repair damage from the storm — as is mother nature in her own, chaotic way.

Huge chunks of ice have been falling from the CN Tower all week as the weather warms up, prompting police to close down venues surrounding the 553-metres-tall structure for safety's sake.

If you’re in #Toronto near the #CNTower right now stay clear! Ice falling outside of the marked off zones! pic.twitter.com/YZmsZRCNxu

— Dan Godsell (@DanGodsell) April 18, 2018

CN Tower bosses shut the attraction down voluntarily on Monday when falling ice smashed the windows of a nearby office building and, later, poked a game-ruining hole in the SkyDome.

On Tuesday, Toronto Police announced that they were shutting down everything within impaling range of the falling icicles: Ripley's Aquarium, Steamwhistle Brewery, The Rec Room, Gates 1 through 6 at the Rogers Centre, and all of Bremner Boulevard between Lower Simcoe and Rees Streets. 

Police said on Wednesday night that "the situation would be reassessed" on Thursday morning and that updates would be provided. 

All partners have agreed to keep these closures in place for the morning to ensure the safe travel of vehicles and pedestrians. Another update to come midday @TPSOperations ^mg https://t.co/K2ajea2b89

— Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) April 19, 2018

Steamwhistle and The Rec Room are now open again, but customers must enter through the south side of the building.

Everything else, with the addition of the John Street Extension, is still closed off as of Thursday morning while crews wait for the last chunks of ice to either fall or melt.

"There are no closures related to the Air Canada Centre at this time," said Toronto Police Service in a media release. "However, anyone travelling in the area is asked to exercise patience and allow for extra travel time."

Last weekend the Don Valley Parkway was supposed to be closed to allow City of Toronto crews to perform its annual spring maintenance but because of the huge storm the work was postponed. 

It's for that reason the DVP will be totally closed in both directions between Highway 401/404 and the Gardiner Expressway from this Friday at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Monday.

Crews will be resurfacing the roadway, repairing potholes, fixing some signs and inspecting and repairing streetlights to ensure make sure the DVP is in good shape for summer.

Use Don Mills Road, Bayview Avenue, Victoria Park Avenue and Kingston Road as alternative routes during the closure. If you're heading to the downtown core you might want to consider public transit instead.

But take note there will be no subway service on Line 1 between St. Clair West and Union stations on Saturday and Sunday due to signal upgrades. And five subway stations will be completely closed.

Toronto's downtown university is finally set to expand beyond its original urban campus for the first time ever - right on into Brampton.

The provincial government announced today that Ryerson University, in partnership with Sheridan College, has been approved to establish a new academic campus in one of Canada's fastest growing communities.

Today, @ONAdvancedEd announced a new Ryerson campus in the @CityBrampton. This is the first time that Ryerson has expanded academic programming outside of downtown Toronto. pic.twitter.com/szfinZMAVD

— Ryerson University (@RyersonU) April 19, 2018

Located just steps from the downtown Brampton GO station, the new joint-use facility will include multiple libraries, a national centre for cybersecurity, a state-of-the-art innovation hub, and enough teaching space for roughly 2,000 students within five to 10 years.

Just Announced | Province greenlights new Ryerson University campus in downtown Brampton https://t.co/HVM535vfAypic.twitter.com/3358vXjTT3

— City of Brampton (@CityBrampton) April 19, 2018

If all goes well, Ryerson in Brampton will be up and running by fall of 2022.

"A downtown Brampton university location amplifies Brampton's position at the centre of the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor," reads a press release from the City of Brampton, "an ecosystem to link talent, educators, investors, entrepreneurs and high-growth firms."

With this in mind, the new academic institution will deliver a mix of data driven science and business programs, with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) disciplines.

Brampton's future university in collaboration with @RyersonU and @sheridancollege will be located at the south-east corner of Church Street West and Mill Street near the Brampton Go terminal. #brampolipic.twitter.com/i4LyeFlJvR

— Ruby Sahota (@MPRubySahota) April 19, 2018

"Students enrolled at the new site will also have access to experiential learning opportunities — such as co-operative education, internship programs and case studies," writes Ontario's Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.

"To help them develop the skills they need to find and keep good jobs in the province's changing economy."

Ontario is investing $90 million into the project, while Brampton City Council has committed an historic $150 million for the new post-secondary campus and centre of innovation.

Events in Toronto this weekend include a couple of annual celebrations. It's Record Store Day across the city, there's a huge 420 party at City Hall and plenty of art and music waiting to be seen and heard.

Live music venues in Toronto are not a dying breed. While there have been many reports that paint a picture of doom and gloom, there's no need to despair just yet. These thriving destinations for live music prove we'€™re still going strong.

Check out all 50 essential Toronto live music venues in this photo gallery.

A massive new community will soon be springing up in the space between Toronto's Bloordale, High Park, Junction Triangle and Roncesvalles neighbourhoods, right on top of a 1962-built retail plaza that you may know as "where Zellers used to be."

Located on a 10-acre site at the southeast corner of Dundas and Bloor, the project is slated to be huge — as in three new city roads running through it huge — and developers just released a whole new whack of information about how it will look and function.

Get ready for gardens and green space galore. Also a whole bunch of condos and stores.

Choice Properties Real Estate revealed its most-recent plans for the Bloor Dundas redevelopment on Thursday ahead of a community consultation scheduled for this weekend.

We already knew some of what's included in the new planning documents, like the fact that developers want to relocate an entire Catholic high school within the site and that transit access is a major priority.

Today, however, we got a more detailed breakdown of how Choice wants to develop the space.

The latest plans suggest that this community will have approximately 2,600 purpose built residential units ranging from 1-3 bedrooms, a portion of which will be dedicated to affordable housing. 

More than 650,000 square feet of office and retail space will be spread across the site as well, making room for an expected 3,500 jobs and a variety of shops and services.

The holy trifecta of never having to leave one's block (Loblaws, LCBO and Shoppers Drug Mart) are all accounted for, and plenty of yet-to-be-named "local small businesses" are included in the plans.

New renderings illustrate proposed pedestrian connections to the TTC, Go Train and UP Express, as well as green space elements including a pear tree grove, a cherry blossom bowl and terraced winter gardens.

This Saturday's open house at 2280 Dundas Street West will be the third that Choice has hosted for members of the community to learn and provide feedback.

Still, developers note that they're still in the early stages of planning.

"Informed by the City of Toronto's Policies, our plans will be reviewed and approved at various stages," reads the project's micro-site. "As this is a long-term project we will take the time to do it right."

A now-infamous group of animal rights activists say they will continue to protest Toronto's Antler restaurantevery single week until its owner agrees to place this message in his window:

"Animals' lives are their right. In their desire to live and capacity to suffer, a dog is a pig is a chicken is a boy. Reject Speciesism."

Chef Michael Hunter went viral just over three weeks ago for cutting up a deer leg in the front window of his Dundas West restaurant while angry vegans looked on in horror.

Vegan protesters were shocked after a #Toronto chef responded to their protest by carving up an animal right in front of them https://t.co/CY0zU0a1Bypic.twitter.com/Mj04bnzxVp

— blogTO (@blogTO) March 27, 2018

That was the fourth time these activists had gathered outside Antler, which is known for serving game meat, to hold up protest signs and shout "murder!" at restaurant patrons.

Tomorrow night will be the eighth of such protests at Antler in recent months.

"Everyone understands racism and sexism yet few have even heard of the word speciesism," reads a Facebook listing for the event, which will be hosted by  Grassroots Anti-Speciesism Shift (GRASS) Toronto.

"This is a social justice movement, speciesism is our focus," it continues. "We are there to educate, we are not there to shout, fight, show anger."

The group says it will only move on from Antler "when Michael Hunter agrees to place" their message in his window.

Hunter himself told Joe Rogan in an interview on Tuesday that he has no intentions of doing so.

"We're not going to, there's no way," he said on the celebrity podcast, "but that's what they want."

"That's what they want?" echoed Rogan. "That's hilarious."

Clearing the snow off your vehicle suckkkks, especially when you've been doing it almost every morning for what feels like 800 months in a row.

There are worse things, however, than freezing your face off for two minutes — like losing $110, or crashing your car into a tree and dying.

One local motorist learned this the hard (but thankfully not the hardest) way on Tuesday morning after hitting the road with a windshield full of snow left by our most-recent winter storm.

You need a CLEAR windshield to Drive! 11 Division Officer pulled this vehicle over yesterday driving at Glen Erin Dr/Derry Rd #Mississauga Keep yourself and others safe. #TicketIssuedpic.twitter.com/59r54DMzZ8

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) April 18, 2018

The driver, a 33-year-old male, was pulled over near Glen Erin Drive and Derry Road in Mississauga, according to police, and charged under the Highway Traffic Act.

Police gave the man a $110 ticket, which really is one of the better things that could have happened to someone driving a vehicle with almost zero visibility.

"You need a CLEAR windshield to Drive!" wrote Peel Regional Police on Twitter Wednesday, sharing a photo of the snow-covered car. "Keep yourself and others safe. #TicketIssued."

Will the dreary weather ever end? Will we get the chance to wear shorts again? 

It's getting harder and harder to say. I mean, it's April 19th and the CN Tower is still dropping death icicles on the Rogers Centre. There's still snow on the ground. Everybody is still wearing a parka. It is a dark time for the people of Toronto. 

The affable folks at Master Mechanic - they of the random good vibes sign – just put up a lovely message that we could all probably benefit from seeing right about now:

A post shared by Master Mechanic High Park (@mastermechanichighpark) on Apr 19, 2018 at 10:09am PDT

You can see the sign in person outside of Master Mechanic at the corner of Dundas West and Howard Park right now.

Positive messages like these have become part of the dog-friendly auto shop's brand, cheering up countless Torontonians when they need it most, and thousands more online.

Their new "Keep going, keep trying, keep believing, you got this" sign might not be a direct product of winter fatigue, but it is tagged with "#spring" on Instagram. So maybe it is.

Either way, the message is damn good reminder that sunnier days are ahead. Just keep believing. We got this.

The organizers behind one of Toronto's longest-running celebrations in support of legal marijuana say they'll be out in front of City Hall as planned on April 20th this year, even though they were denied an event permit. Twice.

420 Toronto expects to have live music, food trucks, speakers and vendors of all kinds at Nathan Phillips Square tomorrow as part of its annual event, which has been running for the past 11 years at Yonge-Dundas Square.

Organizer Chris Goodwin says that crowds attending the celebrations have grown too big for Yonge-Dundas, which is why the event was moved to Nathan Phillips Square for 2018.

This switch didn't quite go off as planned, however, given that the city has been reluctant to issue them a permit – meaning that sponsors, security and insurance are all out of the question.

"If we get denied a permit, we will still be holding 420 Toronto, but without electricity, or the support of the city, and all spaces will be free," wrote Goodwin on Facebook last month, warning attendees that the permit was still under review.

The next day, he shared an official rejection notice from the city's department of economic development and culture.

"Current City By- Laws prohibit smoking on City of Toronto Public Squares, including Nathan Phillips Square and in front of Municipal Buildings entrances like City Hall." read that email, linking to relevant by-law information.

"Further, at the time of your event current Federal Cannabis Laws will still be in effect and Cannabis is still listed as a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act."

The group appealed that rejection, but was ultimately still denied permission to host an event.

Despite this, organizers say that 420 Toronto 2018 is going ahead at Nathan Phillips Square.

"Even though we don't have a permit, like Global Marijuana March at Queens Park, we encourage you to set up tents, tables, as early as possible at City Hall," reads a Facebook post on the group's page. "We will try and have a sound system on stage with a generator. Hopefully we have good weather."

Being that this is the last April 20th before marijuana becomes legal in Canada, advocates are gung-ho on going full steam (or full smoke, as it may be) on this most-hallowed of cannabis holidays.

"Sooooooooooo we're smoking out the square without a permit..." wrote one attendee on Facebook. "Grassroots AF."

Neither Toronto Police Services nor the City of Toronto have responded to a request for comment.

Events in Toronto celebrate 420 without a permit, mark the closing of an annual festival and the continuation of some others. 

Food events in Toronto this week feature something for wine lovers, sandwich connoisseurs and whiskey drinkers.

This house is really weird. I feel like Tim Burton or Johnny Depp decorated this house with how trippy the decor is.

For example, one of the first things you see in the house is a massive plant wall.

The living room has an entire chandelier made of the Pixar lamps. It’s very intense.

The powder room is floor-to-ceiling psychedelic pink tiles. (The other bathrooms are much tamer.)  

And the carpeting in the master bedroom is wall-to-wall Union Jacks.

Eccentric decor aside this house is pretty spectacular. It’s made of concrete, which is pretty unconventional but it means it’s sturdy and energy efficient. Yay low hydro bills!

The kitchen is modern and sleek and flows through the open-concept living and dining room.

Downstairs there’s loads of extra living space with a huge rec room and a large at-home gym.Probably the best part of the property is the backyard, which overlooks the Humber River and it seems so private and serene with all the trees. It also has a salt water pool.

And if you’re thinking the house looks familiar it has apparently been in several ad campaigns, so you’re not crazy.

The Essentials

• Address: 23 Mill Cove
• Type: House
• Bedrooms: 4+1
• Bathrooms: 4
• Size: 30 x 161 feet
• Realtor: Justine and Sean Fernie, Royal LePage Terrequity Realty Brokerage
• Hit the market at: $3,250,000
• Sold for: $3,130,000

Why it sold for what it did?

It’s a unique house with an exceptionally nice and very private backyard. The owners also clearly put a lot of work into renovating the place and while it’s not everyone’s style it’s still pretty spectacular. Also, the listing agents owned this home so that might have helped when putting it on the market.  

Was it worth it?

For the privacy of the property alone, this place is worth it. On top of that the house was renovated from top to bottom so whoever moves in only has to do superficial redecorating.

If you haven't already hopped aboard the speeding mobile wallet train, chances are you'll be doing it soon - and Metrolinx knows it.

The regional transit agency's board of directors is set to discuss the implementation of something called "PRESTO Mobile" during a scheduled meeting next Thursday.

Presentation slides published ahead of time detail how this mobile payment program would work and, more importantly, how it would make using public transportation a seamless experience in and around Toronto.

A mobile PRESTO card would function much like a credit card, debit card, rewards account, concert ticket or anything else that can be transferred onto a personal device right now.

An individual could simply load his or her PRESTO account into an app like Apple Pay or Android Pay and eliminate the need to carry a plastic card (and thus the need to dig around in a wallet for that card every time they board the TTC).

Users would pay upon boarding with just a tap of their phone, even when the device is offline, without ever opening the app.

The Metrolinx document promises that this type of service would make public transit "easier to use" and "easier to choose" thanks to the integration of real-time route and vehicle information, transaction history and the ability to top up a card balance instantly using Apple Pay. 

No timeline is in place for the rollout of this program, as it's only just being proposed - but the idea is promising.

Hopefully our transit agencies can fix their PRESTO readers in time for the future. It's coming fast.

With Toronto expecting mild temperatures soon, we’re all itching to get outside, after enduring a long winter/spring of snow, sleet and rain. Luckily, the perfect road trip destination is less than 90 minutes outside the city at Decew Falls.

A post shared by Cody Mclaughlin (@meeglock) on Apr 7, 2018 at 12:09pm PDT

Situated along the Niagara Escarpment in St. Catharines, it's the perfect spot for waterfall lovers to explore year-round. It's home to two main waterfalls and tons of hiking trails nearby. The main waterfall, Upper Decew Falls, has a large ribbon plunge, and Lower Decew Falls has a smaller, steep cascade just below.

A post shared by instagood 💎 (@instagood) on Jan 24, 2018 at 8:59am PST

Upper Decew Falls is the main attraction though, with a 22-meter drop, and best viewed from the top next to the Morningstar Mill- a fully restored 1872 grist mill.

A post shared by Benny (@bennym_photo) on Apr 3, 2018 at 11:15am PDT

The area around the Morningstar Mill has a pioneer village-like feel to it with a 1920s cottage garden, Miller's House, Blacksmith Shop, and the Mill itself, which has been a designated provincial building of significant heritage.

A post shared by Outbound Ontario🍁 (@outboundontario) on Apr 4, 2018 at 3:56am PDT

There is also access to the Bruce Trailnear the falls, with plenty of paths to choose from depending on length and difficulty. For example, you can easily follow the main trail west into Short Hills Provincial Park, a Carolinianforest home to Swayze Falls.

A post shared by HELEN (@helensavestheday) on Apr 2, 2018 at 6:38pm PDT

When hiking near Decew Falls, remember to take caution and beware of slippery or falling rocks, and don't ignore the signs. There have been a few major accidents here over the years.

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In the summer, the falls has also become incredibly popular for people wanting to take a dip and shoot that perfect Insta pic. Although it's legal to get to the base of the falls using marked trails to go swimming, it's illegal to jump a fence to get there. Be careful but have fun!