Park Butte

Nice trail, not crowded at all. Just remember to buy your day pass before getting to the trailhead. No cell service and, unlike other trails in the area, no drop box. You do get a QR code to scan thou...

General: Trail open for business. Beautiful time of year w/a bit of snow around, ponds filled, and lush wildflowers thriving.Road: Dusty as usual. The heavy use has resulted in about 1/3 of the road b...

We got a late start (for us) and grabbed one of the last few parking spots at the trailhead at 9:30 am on a Thursday before a long weekend. The road is in pretty bad shape, low ground clearance vehicl...

It was a nice day to hike this trail. Overcast skies were present in the morning followed by dramatic cloud formations over the landscape. Initially Mount Baker was hidden in the clouds but by the aft...

Started hiking at 3:00 AM and reached the lookout in time for sunrise.The trail is in good condition and easy to follow. I had to park about 0.5 miles from the trailhead due to the number of vehicles ...

About what felt like 1 mile before the trailhead, the road became covered with significant amount of snow and ice, forcing us to leave our car at that point. We walked up to the trailhead and we could...

Got to the designated parking at noon on a Thursday, and there were 3 other cars.I had a tough time marking the choices for this one.Road suitable to all vehicles...yes, but it's also closed about 2 m...

Most of the drive is fantastic, just the last 1.5 miles on FR13 has a bunch of potholes, but any car can manage. Water crossings were super easy, even in afternoon. Snow starts just before you break o...

Went on a Thursday. Saw about 8 parties, > 20 people total. Our progress was slowed by picking huckleberries which given their size, one could not resist. Fording the river in the afternoon (around 2p...

I arrived at the trailhead at 10:30 and found plenty of parking.  I was actually surprised to find so many hikers on a late fall week day.I hit the trail at 10:45 am.  The Rocky Creek crossing was pre...