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Official Sites - source of much of the information here
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Alerts and Notices Road and Trail Conditions
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest - Current Conditions
Olympic National Forest - new Current Conditions page is now available
Olympic National Park - Current Road Conditions hotline 360-565-3131
Mt Rainier National Park - Current Road Conditions hotline 360-569-2211 press 2 then (2 for current road conditions or 3 for anticipated opening/construction projects)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Alerts & Notices
Washington State DOT - Mountain Passes
Naches Ranger District - Conditions
Wenatchee River Ranger District - Conditions
In general, post in alphabetical order by common road name within each section unless there are more natural geographical groupings (e.g. North Fork XXX, South Fork XXX)
Mount Rainier
Corral Pass (FS 7174) ?
Chinook Pass (SR 410) website
Mowich Lake Road (SR 165) Mowich Lake, Spray Park, Echo/Observation Rock
Snow free to the Paul Peak trailhead gate, snow-covered the rest of the way to Mowich. Limited parking at the trailhead due to snow and deep wheel ruts. (4-5-2014)
Stevens Canyon Road per MRNP website and Road signs:
Grand Park back door (06/19/2014) - 73 Huckleberry Creek is OPEN Watch for logging trucks. Will be CLOSED JULY 2 from 6 am - 5 pm
I-90
Talapus (9030), Mason Lake (9031)?
As of late November 20, 2015 Road 9030 off I-90 to Ira Spring trailhead (Mason Lake) has a partially downed tree which your vehicle will probably fit under just after the beginning of the unpaved section. 9030 was partially blocked by a downed tree just beyond the junction with road 9031 but someone drove past it. Road 9031 (Talapus Lake TH) has been cleared to trailhead - thanks to the man in black who did the work manually with an Axe! Any further updates appreciated.
Tinkham (55), Garcia (9020) ?
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road (FS 56) Mailbox TH, Taylor River TH, Dingford Creek TH, Goldmyer Hot Springs
- Paving is complete to the Taylor River bridge as of October, 2017.
- The Taylor River trailhead spur road was repaired in the fall of 2019 so the last quarter mile section to the 2nd Taylor River bridge is open again after being closed for 4 years.
- 11/01/2019 Road is open to the gate at Dingford Creek trailhead with many potholes along the way. The Middle Fork road from Taylor bridge to Dingford has numerous large and deep potholes, several small and two significant stream crossing dips. All are passable by vehicles with good clearance (~8"). The Goldmyer Facebook page often has updated conditions for snow levels in winter.
North Fork Snoqualmie Road (FS 57) Bare, Dog, Goat, Phelps, ...
10/01/2014 A $75 permit is required to access Hancock Timber lands along the North Fork road. The road is public and you can drive through Hancock lands to reach FS areas for free, but you can't park and climb Fuller or visit other attractions on their land without the permit. There was active logging on the North Fork in 2014 so the road has been graded and was in better shape than usual most of the summer.
05/01/2016 The USFS has blocked the road at the junction of the road heading up Lennox Creek. This adds about 3 miles of road walking to get to the Bare Mountain trailhead or other destinations up Lennox Creek
Rocky Run (FS 4832) (no date?)
Construction along I-90 has a stretch just past the Rocky Run bridge extra bumpy but passable to sedans. The spur (136 per Google Maps) to the backdoor TH is extra brushy but save for a nasty water channel right at the beginning and some moderate rutting about halfway in is still more or less drivable. Extra clearance would be good, don't take a car you don't want to add pinstripes to.
Teanaway
North Fork Teanaway road (9737) (5.3.2014, Opus) Driveable to nearly 4.5 miles past end of pavement, just beyond Johnson Medra trailhead. Potholes in the first 2 miles, better road after.
Teanaway Middle Fork (NFD 113)
Jack Creek Road (9738) Snow-free to 4,400ft (5/12/2018)
Stafford Creek Road 9703 (5.17.2014, Opus) Snow free to the Miller Creek trailhead at the end. Rough in places.
Beverly turnpike road (1391) (5.3.2014, Opus) Appeared snow free from main road
Jungle Creek (FS 9701) Teanaway Butte, Way Creek trail, Jungle Creek trail
6/19/11 (still true?) There is a "Road Closed" barrier 1.5 miles from the Twenty Nine Pines turn off. The problem is a partially washed out culvert but the road is still passable to a high clearance vehicle and in good condition from there all the way to Liar's Prairie.
6/12/16 There is a "Road Closed" sign at the beginning of the road. If there was a wash-out at 1.5mi, it has been repaired. Would need a high clearance vehicle with AWD to continue past the bumps and mud puddles at 1.7 miles.
6/3/11 Cle Elum Trails - road closures - the following Roads on the Cle Elum Ranger District are CLOSED due to ROAD DAMAGE - Taneum - Manastash Area
- FSR 3350 - South Cle Elum Ridge Road closed at mp 1.6 to junction with Road 3350-119. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
- FSR 33 - Taneum Road - Closed mp 3.9, Taneum Guard Station to Road 3350-119 Junction.
- FSR 3100 - Manastash Road - Closed mp 1.6, Manastash Sno-Park to Road 3111 Junction. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
- FSR 3120 near 3100 Junction. Damage reported. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
- FSR 3100 near Buck Meadows. Damage reported
- FSR 4517-117 - Granite Creek Road. Damage reported
- Cle Elum Valley - FSR 4308 - French Cabin at 120 Junction.
- Cle Elum Valley Road NF-4330 As of 4/4/20, snow starts 1/2 mile from Salmon La Sac Rd junction. Snow is deep at time, but passable with 8 inch clearance vehicle. Snowmobilers continue to flatten wheel tracks, which helps. Think of softer snow later in the day.
- Swauk and Liberty FSR 9707 - Pole Patch Road - two areas - First near spur 115, the second is near 4WD319.
- Red Top Road FSR 9702 5/18/12 Reported to be open but a large truck was stuck in the snow in the middle of the road. The road is rough with patchy snow about a mile after the junction with FSR 9738
Teanaway Ridge/Jack Creek (FS 9738) ?
Mountain Loop
Mountain Loop Highway, Open, plowed winter of 2014 for Oso slide and Darrington access.
Green Mtn Road (FS 41) - Tupso Pass, Three Fingers, Closed @ mile 8.6 due to damage to South Fork Canyon Creek bridge. No time line for repairs. Approx 10 miles to trail head @ Tupso Pass
FS 4110, Green Mtn., Pot holed..more like craters. 6/4/14
FS 4111, Canyon Lake, Closed at mile 0 due to wash out. 6/4/14
FS 42, Mt Pilchuck, April 20, 2014, both gates open; half-mile of snow before trailhead.
North Fork Sauk Road (FS 49), 7-20-2012, OPEN July 20 2012 yes its true
4096 Bedal Creek 10/27/12 High clearance recommended, brushed out.
Call the Darrington Ranger District at 360-436-1155 for current information
Segelsen Road (FS 18), Call the Darrington Ranger District at 360-436-1155 for current information. www.fs.usda.gov/mbs Pugh (2095), Closed (seasonal)
Straight Creek Road (FS 27), Snow free to Crystal Lake/Meadow Mtn trail head. Lots of snow at Rat Trap Pass. 5/24/14
Suiattle River Road (FS 26) - Access to Glacier Peak Wilderness, opened Oct. 25, 2014. Also 6-mile spur to Green Mt. trailhead. As of 4/13/20, the road is passable to end at Sulphur Creek Campground.
Tenas Creek Road (FS 2660), Closed @ mile 4 due to washout. 12/7/15
Whitechuck River Road (FS 23), Open
C-Post Mt Higgens access. April, 2014: Flooded and closed due to Oso slide. Earlier, closed at mile 0.6 due to Illegal garbage dumping.
Highway 2 & Leavenworth
FSR #62 and roads to Persis trailhead - 02/13/2015 Gate reported CLOSED
Sultan Basin Road, ?
Beckler River Road (FS 65), ?
Chiwawa River Road (FS 6200) Phelps Creek TH, Spider Gap, Buck Creek Pass
6/6/20 - Gate at end of paved road (~3mi past Grouse Creek Campground) is open
Icicle Creek Road (FS 7600) - Chatter Creek, 4th of July Creek, Icicle Creek, Snow Lakes In Winter, usually closed to wheeled vehicles past the 8 Mile Road junction.
5/12/14 - Open all the way to the end of the road.
Eight Mile Road (FS 7601) - Enchantments, Colchuck Lake Usually closed in winter to wheeled vehicles.
5/14/17 - Gate is open
NFD 6024 - Baring Mountain Barclay Lake Road is clear and in good condition.
Ranger Road (FS 7701)
6/6/20 - gate closed at bottom
North Cascades and Baker, Mt Baker Ranger District
Church Mountain (FR 3040), Open to end in 2015
Welcome Pass (FR 3060), ?
Canyon Creek (FR 31) Repaired and reopened. Nov. 2013
Nooksack Road (FR 34), ?
Deadhorse Road (FR 37), ?
Middle Fork Nooksack (FR 38), ?
Glacier Creek (FR 39), Fall of 2013, Road is fixed and open to Heliotrope Ridge trailhead.
Thompson Creek (FR 3910)
North Cascades Highway (SR 20), closed (April 2014)
Cascade River Road (FR 15), ?
Sibley Creek, Hidden Lake (FR 1540), ?
Illabot Creek Road (FR 16), 3/17/19: can drive with high clearance to 2.0 miles from hwy 530 before road is covered in slushy snow.
Mt. St. Helens
Due to a fire there is no longer a shelter at Marble Mountain Sno-Park.
Forest Road 10 2012. Closed. Mitchell Peak north access - from DNR: "While the forestland is managed by DNR, the only access road to the trailhead—10 Road—cuts across private landownership, and the new landowner has gated and closed access to the road just east of the intersection with the S-1000 Road. DNR does not have a recreation easement for recreation access across this road. DNR land managers are working on a solution.In the meantime, the only access to Mitchell Peak trail is from the North Siouxon Creek Trailhead, in the southern part of the Siouxon Block. The distance from this trailhead to the top of Mitchell Peak is about 13 miles."
Olympic Peninsula
Olympic National Park - see current road conditions.
Mount Baldy, Maynard Burn, Tyler Peak - FS 2870/120, ?
Mount Ellinor, FR 24 and 2419
07-01-11From the T-intersection near Lake Cushman to the intersection with FR 2419 that heads up to the Mount Ellinor THs, FR 24 has many, deep potholes that are difficult to avoid. Some deep potholes on FR 2419.
Mount Jupiter Road
05-20-11 Gate not far uphill from the powerline road was open on 05-20-11 and was able to drive all the way to the TH. Road is very rough with lots of 2-3 inch diameter sharp basalt. HOWEVER, the road is supposed to be closed, as I found out from people who had walked up to the TH. When I went by the gate there was no sign barring access, but upon exiting I found that someone had turned the sign around so the warning against access was not visible. Active logging is being done on the north side of Jupiter Ridge, and if you drive in when the gate is open, you risk being stuck inside behind a locked gate when the loggers leave for the day, or, maybe worse, meeting a logging truck on the road
Yakima County/ Naches Ranger District
S. Fork Tieton Road 1000
4/13/17 - Closed due to flood damage. Closed at intersection of 1050 road, washout is at Mile Post 11, approximately 1 miles before Conrad Meadows. Date of washout to be fixed is by Nov 1 2018 according to the district ranger. 2019 update: FIXED and open.
wildcat 1306 road is closed ~.5 miles below lightning lake as of fall 2013. Repair work expected to begin in 2020 according to a forest engineer.
McDaniel Lake/Buck Lake Road No. 1502 closed due to bridge wash-out approximately 1 mile past the junction with road 1500. This cuts off access to road 1509 and 130. The road is supposed to be fixed by Nov 1 2018. This has been repaired and is now open.
1504 road Rattlesnake closed about 1.5 miles from 1500 road. Unknown estimated repair date. This washout cuts off access to the rattlesnake trailhead.
Mount Hood National Forest
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Waterman Member


Joined: 21 Mar 2015 Posts: 388 | TRs Location: Big Snow Quadrangle
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Forest Service is closed, no permits being issued.
-------------- Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
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Gwen LO Girl-of-the-Month


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Anyone have info on Sultan Basin Rd/travel over Olney Pass?
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nordique Member


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Gwen LO Girl-of-the-Month


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nordique wrote: |
And the Tuesday weather looks very promising! |
I hate retired people. 
-------------- Tomorrow's not promised to anyone, so be bold, scare yourself, attempt something with no guarantee of success. You'll be amazed at what you can achieve. -Olive McGloin |
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Ski ><((((°>


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Gwen wrote: |
I hate retired people |
yeah.... because it was so easy getting here! 
-------------- "I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each." |
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Malachai Constant Member


Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 14986 | TRs Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny
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If you are over 65 you are still supposed to stay home until stage 3. Yeah sure 
-------------- "You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn |
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Downhill Member


Joined: 30 Jul 2018 Posts: 285 | TRs Location: Leavenworth
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Icicle River Road is still gated and closed at Snow Creek trail parking lot due to COVID 19. The Snow Creek trail and parking lot are also still closed as of today. This week, there is excavation work being done on the parking lot (enlarging maybe?) so even if the Forest Service opens the road to the remainder of the canyon soon, this parking lot may be delayed until this work is finished. |
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Downhill Member


Joined: 30 Jul 2018 Posts: 285 | TRs Location: Leavenworth
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Today the gate at Snow Creek TH was opened and cars are now allowed up the Icicle River Road. The Eightmile/Mountaineer Creek road (access to 8-Mile, Colchuck, and Stuart lake THs) is closed at the junction of the Icicle road. Bridge Creek and 8-Mile campgrounds remain closed. Snow Creek parking lot appears to be open and it looks like that trail and 4th of July trails are open, but check with the USFS to confirm. I didn't travel upriver beyond 4th of July Creek, but I presume that all the other campgrounds (Ida, Chatter, Johnny, Rock Island...etc) are closed as well - check with the USFS |
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Brucester Member


Joined: 02 Jun 2013 Posts: 901 | TRs Location: Greenwood
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I was curious about the road from Snoqualmie Pass to Franklin Falls.
One way? No way!!! Bummer!
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist


Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 1382 | TRs Location: Seattle
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Large rockslide closes NC Hwy, no estimate for reopening. 
-------------- "There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood |
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Ski ><((((°>


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Upper Queets Road between junction at end of 2180-010 and Streators Crossing not navigable by motor vehicle at present. 07/17/20 (pers. comm. / phone / ONP)
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Arginine Member


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The Cascade River Road is now open to the Cascade Pass TH. Get there before someone posts it on WH&C |
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Sore Feet Random Quippy Bit


Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 6230 | TRs Location: I'm on a boat
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Thornton Creek Road is impassable to all but high clearance 4wd vehicles about 2.2 miles before the trailhead. There's a stretch of some of the worst washboard potholing I've ever seen on one of the steep hill sections. Four cars parked along the road at the bottom of it (including an Outback and a Cherokee). I'd had no trouble in my sedan in the past, but it'll need severe grading to make it passable to all again.
Sibley Creek Road likewise has some really nasty pitting right where it meets the Cascade River Road and is in all likelihood impassable to lower clearance vehicles until it gets graded.
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Thursday September 17, 2020 09:50 PDT
Olympic National Park News Release
Culvert Installation for La Poel Creek on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent September 21 through October 31
Drivers should plan for delays for alternating single-lane traffic
PORT ANGELES, WA: Starting the week of September 21, Strider Construction will set up traffic control devices and signage in preparation for the installation of a new culvert at La Poel Creek on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent. The culvert installation became necessary to protect the road after a winter storm in January 2020 caused La Poel Creek to occupy a new channel and flow over the highway. The work is scheduled to be completed by October 31.
Drivers should plan for delays for alternating single-lane traffic in the area of milepost 223.5 near the entrance to the La Poel Picnic Area. La Poel Picnic Area must close early this season due to the culvert installation.
Flaggers will control traffic in the work zone during work hours. Traffic signals will be in place outside work hours and on weekends. In addition to the culvert installation, the project involves shoulder conditioning in the work zone as well as repaving and striping over the new culvert.
This project is being managed collaboratively by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service.
For traffic information in real-time check the WSDOT Traffic Alert website at https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/.
-NPS-
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Waited too long to go to Monte Cristo, Deer Creek road gate is closed and someone blew up the old outhouse there.
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