12/27/2023 Posted On: 12/27/2023 By: Kiefer Info: The actual TH is plowed, packed & icy. There were a few vehicles with chains. LOTS of room though. Past the gate, road is plowed pretty well to the mine. | 3 |
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10/8/2023 Posted On: 10/8/2023 By: fsun71 Info: Made it to lower 4WD/outhouses in stock 2015 Toyota Rav4 with some caution | 1 |
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9/12/2023 Posted On: 9/15/2023 By: Wentzl Info: A lot of work has gone into smoothing out the rough spots on this road over the summer. They even filled in and smoothed out the upper part of the road to the upper 4wd trailhead at 12,000'. Subaru Outbacks can easily get to the outhouse now. After the outhouse is still a difficult ride, but easier than any time in the past 5 years or more. | 4 |
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9/2/2023 Posted On: 9/2/2023 By: dadykhoff Info: Haven't seen it posted here yet but the road is back open now. | 1 |
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8/27/2023 Posted On: 8/27/2023 By: GuiGirard Info: Road is closed due to a rock fall at Governor Basin Junction (the 2WD lot at 10,700 if I understand correctly) since last night and still is as of 2.30PM this Sunday. Almost certainly related to yesterday afternoon thunderstorms. | 3 |
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8/17/2023 Posted On: 8/21/2023 By: csteffl Info: Your results may vary based on your vehicle, road conditions, and driving capabilities. I took a stock 2015 Highlander up to the outhouse lot in the pre-dawn hours (dark). With new all-weather tires, traction control off, and careful lines with a spotter in a couple of places it was doable. The pucker factor was real though. The hitch scraped a couple of times. There was a newer Outback and a Jeep Compass (I think) at the outhouse lot among a few other vehicles with better clearance. It took 55 min to hike up to the upper trailhead at a casual pace from the outhouse lot. The upper was empty when we arrived, but had a few lifted vehicles with big tires (Wrangler, X-Terra, 4Runner) as well as several high clearance side x sides when we came down. Some other folks with SUVs just parked at the 2wd area and hiked or hitched a ride up to the outhouse lot. Hiking or driving that road is certainly part of the adventure! | ||||
7/30/2023 Posted On: 8/3/2023 By: Oso Blanco Info: Driving an AWD Cherokee Latitude, didn't make it more than a few hundred yards past the Jct of Yankee Boy Basin and Governor Basin Road towards the Outhouse before encountering huge bumps and deep holes. Didn't have the juice or clearance. A Subie driver behind me also tried a few times and turned back. Several higher clearance Jeeps and trucks passed us up without any problems. We parked in a wide pull off and thumbed a ride in a new Bronco, took us all the way to the upper 12,460 lot w/out any problems. | ||||
7/25/2023 Posted On: 7/27/2023 By: john curtis Info: I made it to the upper trailhead (12,460') with my Jeep Wrangler (2.5 inch lift and 33" tires). There was one rough section where I had to use 4 low to get up over some rocks and I scraped bottom a little. This was around 12,160' (I think) just beyond a small snow field where the road turns left just below the snow. I managed to take a better line on the way back down and did not bottom out. There were two other Jeeps and maybe six Can-Am/Polaris vehicles at the upper trailhead. | 1 |
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7/7/2023 Posted On: 7/7/2023 By: Wentzl Info: The road is in decent shape now, not any real difficulties up to the outhouse. They oiled the road up to Senators Gulch, which is nice. No dust up to there. The snow is melting quickly and you can now drive past the outhouse up to the Wrights Lake trail cutoff. There were tire tracks through the initial snowdrift, but there is considerable snow above that point so no point in going further for a couple weeks at least. | 4 |
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6/19/2023 Posted On: 6/19/2023 By: supranihilest Info: Plowed to outhouse. Road is a bit worse than in past years but most vehicles with moderate clearance and 4WD/AWD should be fine. Bathroom open and stocked with TP. Not plowed at all beyond the outhouse and deep snow on the road begins within 100 yards of the outhouse, so no point in attempting to drive farther. | ||||
5/26/2023 Posted On: 5/30/2023 By: durkan Info: Open! Plowed all the way to that lower 4wd TH with the shack. Construction and work is still occuring below that, so drive slow and cautiously. | 1 |
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5/23/2023 Posted On: 5/23/2023 By: HikerGuy Info: In case anyone was looking to get a jump on the holiday weekend. Per Ouray County Road and Bridge FB page: CR361/26 CLOSED FOR CULVERT REPAIRS Thursday, May 25. In preparation for a busy Memorial Day weekend and summer season, we will need to close CR361/26 (Camp Bird Road/Yankee Boy Basin) for necessary culvert repairs. The closure will begin at the Senator Gulch gate area at 8am and will reopen as soon as repairs are completed. We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we work to maintain this important and heavily traveled road. | 1 |
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5/4/2023 Posted On: 5/5/2023 By: Wentzl Info: Winter gate open, not yet clear to trailhead, but the 4.3 mile hike has been cut back to 1.1 | 3 |
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11/8/2022 Posted On: 11/8/2022 By: Wentzl Info: Winter gate is closed. | ||||
10/26/2022 Posted On: 10/26/2022 By: 100PeaksAdv Info: Its crazy how much things can change in a little over a week! The trailhead is completely snowed out starting a little past the turn-off for governor basin. I also wouldnt be surprised if this gets pushed back even further following the snow on 10/26 and 10/27. Possibly even the gate closure. I broke trail through about 12,800. Some post-holing as much as 2 feet deep already. Couldnt capture any footage due to earlier than expected white-out conditions. So I called it a day and turned around. |
