8/28/2024 Posted On: 9/3/2024 By: jGunn Info: Made it all the way in my 2012 Rav4... But... I have very chunky offroad tires and have experience taking it offroad on 4WD roads where it probably shouldn't be. There was one very deep puddle with a big drop-off. This should not be underestimated. On the way up I hit it faster to avoid getting stuck in the deep mud, bottomed out hard and put a small dent in my fuel tank. On the way out I went slower and my tires were the only thing that stopped me getting stuck, and still bottomed out again. | ||||
6/22/2024 Posted On: 6/22/2024 By: swilson753 Info: Attempted to get up there in a 2WD Hyundai Tucson with Falken Wildpeaks. I got stuck in the mud at the steep section past the landslide area and had to back down the hill. It's really muddy going up that hill - AWD/4WD and good tires recommended. I wouldn't try going past this section with 2WD only until it dries out. Note that the bottom of the hill is on private property and has lots of no trespassing signs. Not sure if the ranch cares if hikers park there, but it's worth knowing. | ||||
6/13/2024 Posted On: 6/14/2024 By: TheseThousandHills Info: open | 2 |
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5/24/2024 Posted On: 5/27/2024 By: zzcarp Info: Attempted to get here Friday night. 20 miles in around the beginning of the steep part past the landslide area, there were two giant snow ridges on that slope. A high-clearance large pickup made it through the first one but high-centered on the second one up the slope blocking the road entirely. I couldn't give them help; hope someone was able to get them off the hill. That said, it's probably a couple weeks more before you can get past those obstacles. And there were private property signs everywhere before the hill. Not sure if I would have been okay to park/car camp on the side of the road or not, and I didn't want to risk it. | ||||
5/15/2024 Posted On: 5/16/2024 By: ballardwf04 Info: The road is currently too snowy to continue at about 2.5 miles below TH. We crossed a few miles of snow to get that far (in a Honda Pilot), but it was melting on our way out. Snow was quite a bit deeper the farther along you were, and I'd estimate three warm weeks before it's all the way open. Needless to say, if you're going for any of the peaks accessed by this basin, bring snowshoes. | 2 |
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5/8/2024 Posted On: 5/8/2024 By: jmeizis Info: Brought my chainsaw and cleared some of the blowdown past the ranch. Got stopped by a deep berm of snow just a little ways from where it becomes FS. Lots of dry patches or thin snow to main trailhead for which we mostly carried skis. Another couple of weeks and it'll probably be doable by vehicles with clearance. Jeep with chains could potentially do it now. | 6 |
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9/2/2023 Posted On: 9/6/2023 By: HikerGuy Info: I made it easily to the trailhead in my Hyundai Santa Fe with all-terrain tires. This is my fifth time up the road and it was in the best condition I've seen it. The culvert pipe could be an issue for low clearance vehicles, but should be no problem for SUVs and above. There was a minivan at the trailhead though. | ||||
7/9/2023 Posted On: 7/11/2023 By: samfarmer789 Info: The road is in great, summer conditions. A couple steep spots past the landslide, road is a lot longer than it seems - takes a while. There are some weird dips and humps that slowed us down. We took a stock subaru outback and it was fine. We got to the TH and my buddy had made it up in a 2WD low clearance kia .. we were shook. Said it took him 3 hours though.. Law enforcement truck actually came by Sunday afternoon.. probably to scare people lol - stay safe out there! | 1 |
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7/3/2023 Posted On: 7/5/2023 By: Mountainqueen Info: Made it to TH just fine in my 2018 Subaru Forester. | ||||
6/18/2023 Posted On: 6/20/2023 By: Yossi Info: Overall access to the trailhead is fine for a high clearance 4WD vehicle. I think Medium clearance could make it and whether it is 4wd or 2wd may not be as critical. We were in a stock 4Runner with no issues. There are pools/large puddles of water covering the road and none of them were muddy or caused issue. As others have mentioned, there is a culvert exposed which requires some navigating. It wasn't so difficult for the 4Runner but it definitely requires about 6 inches of clearance. | ||||
6/16/2023 Posted On: 6/16/2023 By: two lunches Info: the culvert is handedly the worst obstacle on the road. there is a LOT of road rutting immediately in front of and behind it, due to vehicles approaching and spinning tires and there's really not an "ideal" line to get over it without spilling your coffee. if, if you're in a 2WD, plan to do some road-walking. (but the good news is there is an abundance of excellent campsites before hitting private property. | 2 |
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6/11/2023 Posted On: 6/12/2023 By: Istoodupthere Info: A handful of rough spots the last 3 miles to the 2wd parking area west of the landslide. This includes a culvert that is sticking up maybe 6 above the road. Plus there are holes on the downhill side of it from people spinning their tires to get over it. I had a rental Acadia and somehow didnt scrape. Also, I parked at the flat area on the left, just past the landslide area, before the steep hill. I thought this was the correct spot? I didnt notice until the way back that there was a no trespassing sign there. There were 2 other cars parked there | ||||
6/3/2023 Posted On: 6/3/2023 By: kyrawhitworth Info: Zero snowdrivable to the 4WD lot. Theres a puddle and a drainage pipe sticking up a bit that might pose a challenge to lower clearance vehicles but otherwise road is in great shape. Trail to Lily Lake itself has snow up high but is doable without snowshoes or traction. | 3 |
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5/17/2023 Posted On: 5/17/2023 By: Themanisme Info: 5-13 California Peak Parked about 2 miles from the upper TH Road is great to there.. then it's about 18" deep puddle and another mile before it is not drivable . I hiked out on the actual trail and past the upper TH it still has plenty of snow | ||||
11/12/2022 Posted On: 11/14/2022 By: Veory Info: Road is acessable but icy in spots up to a few hundred feet before the lower trailhead, where there was a puddle ~2 feet deep covered in 4 inches of ice (See picture). On my way down I saw a large 4wd truck drive through it, but then quickly returned so I assume the road isn't accessable much higher up. I did have to move a downed tree out of the way on my way up. | 1 |
