Big Four Ice Caves

A quick, simple day out for my doggo and I. Of note - microspikes were more than enough, and handy in some icy sections. The first part of the road walk is completely dry. Snow is minimal, as seems to...

Parked at the Deer Creek road closure and walked the 2+ miles to the trailhead. About 18” of snow at the trailhead but packed down so spikes or snowshoes not needed. Counted 18 trees to go over and un...

The road is gated at Deer Creek but is dry all the way to Barlow Pass (according to another hiker). Our destination was Big Four. Toilets at the meadow parking lot were open and partially stocked. Boa...

Shout out to the Tesla blocking the road, the tools not capable of reading two signs with flags, and three idiots we watched skid just in time to a stop before crashing into the Mountain Loop gates✌️y...

Great hike. Not difficult and super scenic. The view of the rock face above the ice caves is stunning. Only 1 large cave remained and it had mostly collapsed. The trail was in fine condition, except f...

Easy family hike! Highly recommend.

Well-maintained trail, lots of parking, awesome scenery!

Despite what seemed like throngs of people, the parking lot was less than a quarter full, on a Saturday just after noon. The ice caves are cool but hoo boy, I was not prepared for just how many people...

We did this on the way home after a full day of hiking. Pulled into the picnic area to use the toilet and look at the mountain, and were happy to find a 1 mile trail straight ahead. Trail is easy. We ...

We hiked here on a gorgeous Labor Day, despite the morning fog it had burned off and rewarded us with a good view of the mountains. The trail was popular, but not crowded, just don't expect solitude o...