5/16/2008 Posted On: 5/16/2008 By: Britette Info: The road has been plowed and the gate is open. May 16, 2008 | ||||
5/12/2008 Posted On: 5/12/2008 By: tmahon Info: road still closed at gate- road still completely snow covered from ashcroft | ||||
7/18/2007 Posted On: 7/18/2007 By: Kiefer Info: Like the previous post, the 4x4 road is passable all the way to the mine. The water level in the stream crossings is down now. Bugs are bad. | ||||
7/2/2007 Posted On: 7/2/2007 By: philbucher Info: As of 7/2/7, everything is melted from the road. If you really want, you can drive to the mine, and even beyond to the road's end at the lake about 1/2 mile further up. Today most vehicles stopped at the 2nd or third stream crossings. The lower stream crossing (the most serious one) is easy. The water is fast, but not especially deep. The bigger challenge is climbing down into, and up out of, the streambed. There is about a 2 ft. drop off to enter the stream while going uphill, and an even bigger climb when exiting on the far side. But in 4WD, not a problem. I didn't even use low-range today on our little Mercedes ML320 V6. | ||||
6/21/2007 Posted On: 6/21/2007 By: Gahugafuga Info: The road is now passable until around 12300'. Today a jeep busted through several drifts, making it to the Montezuma Mine (~12400'). Beyond the mine, several large drifts are impassable. I doubt they'll be melted for several more weeks. | ||||
6/18/2007 Posted On: 6/18/2007 By: MountainMatt Info: With a standard 4wd you can make it to the 11,200 parking lot. There still is some shallow snow to cross, but previous tracks allow you to make it. The creek crossing is about 12-14" and pretty swift. Loose rocks in the creek make it a little harder to get traction. If you see any boots at the upper parking area, they're mine. (see lost and found) :-) | ||||
6/12/2007 Posted On: 6/12/2007 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: 6/9/2007: Could drive to 10,800' on the road. | ||||
5/28/2007 Posted On: 5/28/2007 By: joe-g Info: Drove my car up to Campsite #2 on Saturday. Hiked up the road and saw that it is passable by 4x4s up to about 10,500 feet. The road is mostly snow covered beyond that. | ||||
5/17/2007 Posted On: 5/17/2007 By: kanert Info: Road was clear and dry until the first creek crossing. Creek is too deep and swift to attempt a crossing in a standard SUV. | ||||
7/10/2006 Posted On: 7/10/2006 By: Yolanda the Yak Info: Open to 12,800. | ||||
7/17/2005 Posted On: 7/17/2005 By: CO Native Info: Open to 12,800 now. Drove my Jeep Grand Cherokee with 3" lift on 31" tires. No problem. | ||||
7/15/2005 Posted On: 7/15/2005 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: The road is open all the way to 12,400' where there is lingering snow. High-clearance, short 4WD vehicles only. | ||||
7/6/2005 Posted On: 7/6/2005 By: SarahT Info: Road is OK up to about 11,100 feet now where a snow drift blocks passage. | ||||
6/19/2005 Posted On: 6/19/2005 By: Doug Shaw Info: As of 6/17, the lower crossing of Castle Creek is deep but passable. The road is passable to approximately 10700', where large drifts heading up a hill blocked our passage. | ||||
5/20/2005 Posted On: 5/20/2005 By: doumall Info: 2WD accessable to 9720', just off the paved Castle Creek Road. A 100 foot snow/mud section bars passage to a much clearer road and the first few campsites. Should be melted in a week or so. High clearance 4WD accessable to Castle Creek crossing at 10,200', which passes several open campsites. The road above this point is covered in feet of snow. |
