South colony lakes road conditions

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Ecocrazy
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South colony lakes road conditions

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Anyone been up there this year? Or know if they grade it every year when it opens?

I did it in my Crosstrek in 22, but reports from late last summer say it's gotten really bad. One report from this year just says summer conditions.
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Re: South colony lakes road conditions

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Sounds like it's still in rough shape. Found the quote below from 6/15 on alltrails, along with another from the same day saying they turned their stock subaru around 1 mile past the lower TH.

> The most adventurous part of the hike is the drive up the service road, it's intense and gotten worse. I did the same drive, same time of year, in 2024 and the road was in much better shape. My Subaru Outback Wilderness did fine but I felt for the car the entire time, would not go up that road again, wear and tear on the vehicle not worth it, I will definitely park at 2WD next time
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