Mount Townsend

Saw the trip report from the 15th and decided to check it out knowing we had had a little more precipitation. As of today, road is snowy. I gave up and turned around 7-8 miles from TH in a 4WD high-cl...

Beautiful Mount Townsend hike on Sun, Feb 15! Road was easy with only slight snow heading to the upper lot. Parking lot is small and filled by 10am, but we saw many others parking along the tight road...

It shouldn’t be possible to be up here in mid-February. The weather was amazing. Microspikes helped for the first 15 minutes or so coming down, but if you go slow, they’re not necessarily needed.

The snowpack is dismal and depressing, but we may as well get out and take advantage of it. No issues with the road aside from the usual potholes on the final unpaved section, maybe 4 or 5 cars in the...

Beautiful day out here, bathroom at the upper lot was locked for the season. I was able to get up the road with my 08 civic just fine, small pot holes but nothing to worry about. I saw no wildlife bes...

Arrived at 9:00 am to find a couple of regular parking spots left, and the trail uncrowded. Trail was snow free about 1/2 way up and then intermittent compact ice and snow approaching Windy Camp all t...

We were able to park at the upper lot. The paved forest road was a bonus, but due to no service I'd recommend having directions downloaded.We were the first car in the lot at 6:30 and donning headlamp...

It can be tough to gauge conditions this time of year, and during our outing, we ran into some folks who (to me) seemed underprepared. We’ve all been in over our heads at some point, and I’d like to s...

We hiked on 12/13/2025 and the conditions were great! There was a little snow on the trail, but no microspikes or gaiters needed. Road was totally clear of snow. Beautiful trail and views. This is a n...

Perfect afternoon for a winter hike. Road was easily passable, with many potholes on the dirt sections, but any car can handle it as long as you slow down.Snow on the trail after about 2 miles. We use...