Lake Valhalla
3 weeks ago
Fall colors are muted, road conditions vary
12 this month · 113 reports
Buck Creek Pass
Central Cascades
updated 4 months ago
The trail to Buck Creek Pass is currently very difficult to navigate due to a significant number of downed trees and overgrowth. As of July 13, hikers counted over 500 blowdowns, making passage challenging. The road to the trailhead is also closed at Atkinson Campground, requiring an additional 5.6-mile walk to reach the trailhead. Additionally, bugs were reported to be an annoyance on July 13, July 13.
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What hikers ask about Buck Creek Pass
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As of July 13, the trail was snow-free up to Buck Creek Pass. However, snow was still present on steeper, high-angle slopes beyond the pass, preventing a day hike to High Pass without appropriate snow gear.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Older4 months ago
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
Road is still closed at Atkinson. I hiked up the road to the trailhead today, was crossing my fingers the blowdowns and mess mentioned in the previous trip report were not as bad as mentioned OR had b...
Older4 months ago
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
The Chiwawa River road is closed at Atkinson Campground so that adds an additional 5.6 mile road walk to get to the Trinity trailhead. The trail is difficult to Buck Creek Pass due to many blowdowns- ...
Older4 months ago
Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - East
The road is gated near Atkinson Flats Campground, which adds about 5.5 miles (11 miles RT) to the Buck Creek Pass TH near Trinity.- The road in to the gate was in pretty good shape overall.- The road ...
North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
Trail was a forest hike with some views. Trail was brushed out!
Older25 months ago
Central Cascades
We hiked up to Buck Creek pass and spent two nights there and hiked to High Pass on Sunday (Oct 6). There was 1-3 inches of snow at High Pass and there was snow on the trail for 60-70% of the way fro...
Older25 months ago
Central Cascades
Did a loop backpack, using a couple of cars. Started at Buck Creek th and ended at Little Giant pass th. Buck Creek was uneventful and only gets interesting towards the top, when it comes up of the tr...
Older26 months ago
Central Cascades
First off horses should be banned from the GPW I don't want to have to worry about stepping in horse dung for the 10 miles to Buck Creek Pass. We hiked up to Buck Creek Pass and camped there for the n...
Older26 months ago
Central Cascades
DisclaimersQuick-and-dirty versionAccess:Trinity Trailhead(Buck Creek Trail)Round Trip:27 milesElevation Range:2800′-7625′Essential Gear:helmet, microspikesDog-Friendly:with guidanceAugust 25-27:We be...
North Cascades
Thursday, August 22: SR 20 Open!!Thursday, August 15: SR 20 still closed (not because of the fire, but because of the debris flow that occurred -- it is taking longer to clear it and to stabilize the ...