 Access is closed to hunters every year from 1 August to 31 October for the lambing season.The falls are near the Tihi-Manuka trail, which was used by local Maori as the main route between the Taumaranui area and the north Taranaki coast.The first European to discover the falls was government surveyor, L C Sladden, in 1900 when surveying the Waro Survey District.