5/9/2010 Posted On: 5/10/2010 By: San Juan Ron Info: Open to AB fork via CR-30 from Lake City (although rough and muddy over the last 1/2 mile) as of 5/7. Expect a mud bath. | ||||
5/3/2010 Posted On: 5/4/2010 By: cjw Info: Open to about 1/2 mile shy of the Cinnamon Pass turn off. They are plowing it now. I talked with them and they said it will definitely be open by the weekend, maybe sooner. | ||||
10/26/2009 Posted On: 10/26/2009 By: oldschool Info: Made it all the way to the Handies Peak parking lot on 10/23/09. Minimal snow/mud. Not a bad ride at all. Of course needed high clearance 4wd. New snow of late may have changed all of this. | ||||
8/11/2009 Posted On: 8/11/2009 By: nyker Info: Was here on July 21. Was in someone else‘s raised pickup getting here. The portion of road from Grizzly Gulch is definitely rougher and then gets very rough near the TH. High clearance a must for the entire road, else park 1/2 mile from the TH. Jeep preferred. | ||||
6/25/2009 Posted On: 6/25/2009 By: emcee smith Info: The road to the upper trailhead is totally clear. There are some wicked gullies and bumps in the road, it would take some very slow driving in a 2wd to the lower trailhead. From the lower to the upper is a bit rutted out, but very passable for a high clearance vehicle. The creek is running heavy, and the downhill entrance is very steep. No problems in my Tacoma, and saw some Suburbans, XTerras, and an FJ as well. | ||||
6/25/2009 Posted On: 6/25/2009 By: emcee smith Info: Forgot to mention, I have been up there twice this week. For me, it took about 1hr 20-30 minutes from Lake City to the upper trailhead. I took it fairly slow. | ||||
6/9/2009 Posted On: 6/9/2009 By: ScottN Info: The American Basin 4WD road is clear to the trailhead as of 6-7-2009. | ||||
6/1/2009 Posted On: 6/1/2009 By: BAUMGARA Info: In a 4Runner. Passable up to 11,350. The road had deep muddy ruts for about 50 yard in between the snow banks. It might be passable but I didn‘t want to chance it. If you get passed this its clear all the way up to the parking lot. | ||||
5/9/2009 Posted On: 5/9/2009 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Cinnamon Pass is OPEN and the road to American Basin is plowed to the stream crossing, 0.8 miles from the upper trailhead. | ||||
7/12/2008 Posted On: 7/12/2008 By: Sourdough Info: Drove my Suzuki Samurai up to American Basin on 11 JUL 08. It is 4WD with good clearance. It handled the rough road and stream ford without problem. There is one washout on the way up to AB (after the Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch trail head, but before the Cinnamon Pass turn off) that would stop passenger cars without careful wheel placement. | ||||
7/12/2008 Posted On: 7/12/2008 By: Sourdough Info: Drove my Suzuki Samurai up to American Basin on 11 JUL 08. It is 4WD with good clearance. It handled the rough road and stream ford without problem. There is one washout on the way up to AB (after the Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch trail head, but before the Cinnamon Pass turn off) that would stop passenger cars without careful wheel placement. | ||||
6/26/2008 Posted On: 6/26/2008 By: thatguy Info: The creek crossing is as far as you can right now due to snow blocking your exit out of the stream. There is also quite a bit of snow on the road leading up to the upper parking lot and it may be a while before it clears out. | ||||
6/10/2008 Posted On: 6/10/2008 By: scotthsu Info: 4WD road to American Basin is still mostly snow-covered and undrivable as of June 8. Cinnamon Pass Rd is open all the way from Lake City to Silverton. | ||||
5/23/2008 Posted On: 5/23/2008 By: PKR Info: The Cinnamon Pass road is now plowed and passable to the American Basin Trailhead turn off. The road is a bit of a mud fest currently. The road on up to the parking is still impassable, however the bulldozer has taken a pass at this section and is making progress. | ||||
6/28/2007 Posted On: 6/28/2007 By: native_mntguy Info: Road is dry to 4X4 TH with the exception of the creek crossing |
