Greider Lakes

Central Cascades

updated 4 days ago

The road to Greider Lakes remains impassable, closed five miles from the trailhead as of August 15, 2026. However, the trail itself is in good condition, with no significant obstacles reported. Snow-free conditions were noted on both August 15 and September 21, 2026. Hikers enjoyed the forest scenery and switchbacks, with one report from September 21 mentioning a refreshing swim at Big Greider Lake. No bugs were encountered in either report.

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The road to the trailhead is impassable and closed five miles away, according to a report from August 15, 2026. No more recent information is available on the road status.

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Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Absolutely gorgeous forest and views and the switchbacks were not too hard. We had the trail all to ourselves except for a pair of biologists from US Fish & Wildlife, and were completely alone for a s...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Road closed 5 miles from trailhead.

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Will keep this short and sweet, as the most recent trip reports do a great job of summarizing this trail.Parking situation: got to the parking area around 9:30 am today (Saturday) and still a decent n...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

I lost a seed pearl bracelet, a gift from my daughter that is precious to me. I most likely lost it in the parking lot or within the first 2 miles. $150 REWARD for its return!Norenk@msn.comIf anyone g...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Lots of long write-ups for this trail, so keeping my review short.Road - No concerns.Trail - A half dozen trees will try to block the way, on the steep switch-backing climb, but all should be passable...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

8 of us from the Seattle Mountaineers CHS-2 cohort (ave. 2.2 mph moving speed) enjoyed overcast conditions with zero rain today from 815-145. I'd never been to this trailhead before and loved seeing 3...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Gravel portion of road in is in pretty good condition with some pot holes and a little washboard. Permit kiosk has two large signs right on road, don’t have to worry about missing them.  Trailhead has...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Beautiful trail with great views and very few people. Some sections are overgrown and falling apart with some trees down across the trail. With recent rain some portions of the trail had standing or f...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Now that's what I call hiking! Recent reports cover the important stuff, so I'll skip the soliloquies and stick to the stats:Arrived at 8:15am to a mostly empty parking lot. Don't forget to register a...

Central Cascades > Stevens Pass - West

Road is a little washboarded in spots but any car can make it. Dont forget that a discover pass doesn't work here, you need to register at Olney pass (it's free!) and the pud was out checking today. O...