7/7/2009 Posted On: 7/7/2009 By: Aubrey Info: I‘ve driven to the end of this road many times over the past five years, but this was the roughest I‘ve ever seen it (above the bathrooms). Not far up from the lower trailhead (at that one switchback), there‘s a "road closed" sign. I didn‘t go up any farther because I could see a Jeep stopped above me and I figured it was at the closed section. Regarding the road‘s roughness: I imagine it is due to all the heavy rain the San Juans got this spring, which probably washed away a lot of soil, leaving behind a bunch of big rocks and ruts in the road. Still, it‘s doable (up to the closure); it‘s just a bit rougher than it was before. | ||||
7/6/2009 Posted On: 7/6/2009 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Road is dry until about 1/2 mile above the Wrights Lake Spur trailhead (appx 12,200‘). At this point there is a "road closed" sign. This seems to suggest the uppermost part of the road is permanently closed, but it is not gated at this time. | ||||
5/17/2009 Posted On: 5/17/2009 By: javy20040 Info: The road is free snow until the restroom. 2 wd cars can drive until 6.8 miles where is the first small paring area. 4 wd cars can drive to the trailhead at the mileage 7.8. | ||||
5/12/2009 Posted On: 5/12/2009 By: realhillboarding Info: 2wd cars can make it 6.8 miles up the road to the Yankee Boy Basin sign, beyond that high clearance and 4wd (preferably low gear) are necessary. The road is snowed in at the outhouse 7.7 miles up the road. When we arrived on 5/6/09, the road was in far better shape than when we left on 5/11/09 because the road was rapidly eroding due to snowmelt. We were driving a stock Tacoma and occasionally scraped lightly when crossing the waterbars. | ||||
10/17/2008 Posted On: 10/17/2008 By: thetoddman Info: Two large trees have fallen and completely block the road about 1/2 mile below the restroom. Each tree is 18-24 inches in diameter so moving them is not an option. Another large tree is also down and across the road less than 1/2 mile above the restroom. | ||||
9/7/2008 Posted On: 9/7/2008 By: MUni Rider Info: I Drove my ‘07 Toyota Yaris up to the 2wd Restroom TH on 3 SEP 08. Everyone kept asking if it was a rental. I had to stop and stack rocks at one point, but I made it with zero frame bumps, but did smack a wheel rim once, (it‘s fine). No other cars there, but a bunch of jeeps, and SUV and the 4x4 tours joined me the next day. It‘s a hell of a road for a 2wd car. It was dry, otherwise I‘d been walking. | ||||
7/24/2008 Posted On: 7/24/2008 By: E-dorvs Info: On Tuesday 7/22 a couple of jeeps had plowed through (and beat the hell out of) the remaining snow that was blocking the road to the upper trailhead. However, on our hike out, we also watched as one Jeep got stuck. This should speed the melting and it should be fully open soon. | ||||
7/17/2008 Posted On: 7/17/2008 By: Matt Info: The road is clear to maybe 0.2 miles of the end, where snow blocks the way. We only had to walk a few switchbacks and maybe 100 ft of vertical. | ||||
7/7/2008 Posted On: 7/7/2008 By: Carl Info: Road is closed at the parking area a little above 11,400ft as of July 4th. Snow shortly after the gate would block passage anyway. | ||||
6/14/2008 Posted On: 6/14/2008 By: roozers42 Info: Road is plowed to the outhouse and is in pretty decent condition. Lots of snow in the basin after that. | ||||
5/26/2008 Posted On: 5/26/2008 By: gb Info: The road is now nearly open to the outhouse. | ||||
5/16/2008 Posted On: 5/16/2008 By: s_tuning Info: The road is open to the Ruby mine at the intersection of County Rd 26 and County Rd 26a. (About 10,300) The plowing is ongoing. | ||||
5/5/2008 Posted On: 5/5/2008 By: Jcwhite Info: Road is closed at or around 9700 ft due to snow. It might be a while if they dont plow it. This is 4 mi below the top. | ||||
8/26/2007 Posted On: 8/26/2007 By: kyle_doughty Info: Road is open all the way to the high trail head. Road is in decent shape. | ||||
7/14/2007 Posted On: 7/14/2007 By: Hawkeye Info: The road is now open and clear of snow all the way to the TH. |
