If you just want to see the gorge without paying, there is a road that turns off about a half mile before you get to the bridge parking area that goes toward the gorge. Appears to have some covered picnic areas, but hard to tell on satellite view. On sat view, it appears you could get a decent view of the gorge, but we did not try it. After driving that far, we just paid the admission fee, went in and walked across the bridge, ate lunch, saw the touristy things, and went down the inclined rail to the bottom of the gorge. Interesting visit.