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Capitol Creek Trailhead

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4/17/2010
Posted On: 4/27/2010 By: ikkythump
Info: Parked .6 miles from summer trailhead. Will still be a month or more before you can drive to the summer TH. Drive to where we parked was on mud. No 4wd needed.

Snow conditions were miserable. Postholed to the lake wearing 30" snowshoes. Snow is rotten everywhere. A pair of skiiers skinned along slightly better than we did on shoes, but were still very slow and had to re-skin a lot.

We put up a good booter between the four of us so that others can hopefully enjoy some of our packed out posthole steps.

We‘ll be back in about a month ---
 
10/28/2009
Posted On: 10/28/2009 By: Kiefer
Info: Road is semi dry to the trailhead. It isn‘t as rutted or spun out as it has been in years past.
Dry as of Monday all the way to the end.
 
10/17/2009
Posted On: 10/17/2009 By: XPLSV
Info: 17 Oct 2009, late evening. Road up was dry and easily in the best shape I have seen it. I kept going upward to the Hell Roaring Creek TH--some wet spots, but also in good shape.
 
5/17/2009
Posted On: 5/17/2009 By: giarcd
Info: The road is dry and dusty all the way to TH (even up towards Hell Roaring TH
 
7/11/2008
Posted On: 7/11/2008 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: Dry to the trailhead.
 
6/18/2008
Posted On: 6/18/2008 By: cheeseburglar
Info: Road is dry. The waterbars might have grown an inch or two in the last year.
Snow pretty much continuous on the Capital Lake trail above 9900 feet.
 
6/23/2007
Posted On: 6/23/2007 By: giarcd
Info: road is open and dry---ditch trail is sweet!
 
8/19/2006
Posted On: 8/19/2006 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: As of 8/17/2006, there was a sign at the trailhead stating the bridge was out on the Capitol Creek trail. The Capitol Creek "Ditch" trail that starts on the west end of the parking area is recommended instead.
 
5/31/2005
Posted On: 5/31/2005 By: Scott P
Info: Trailhead is open and dry as of May 28.