Snowgrass Flat
1 month ago
Fall colors are vibrant, marmots are active
42 reports
Packwood Lake
South Cascades
updated 1 month ago
Currently, Packwood Lake is experiencing excellent trail conditions, with all snow having melted by late July. The access road is paved and suitable for all vehicles. There are no reported bugs as of October 11. Some minor blowdown was noted in early September, and a rockslide area on Coyote Ridge was mentioned in mid-August. Signs of autumn, such as scarlet vine maples, were observed in early September. Parking was about a third full on October 11, and the area did not feel overly crowded even in late August.
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The road to the Packwood Lake trailhead is paved and suitable for all vehicles. The last report from October 11 indicated it is in good shape, and an earlier report from September 1 mentioned a few potholes but confirmed it is paved the entire way.
Most recent reports indicate the trail is in good condition with no major obstacles. However, there were some minor blowdowns noted in early September, and a no-fall rockslide area was mentioned on Coyote Ridge in mid-August.
The spring below Packwood Pass had dried up as of September 13, requiring a hike down to the Upper Lake Creek trail for water. No other reports specifically detail current water source availability, though some intermittent water was noted on trails in mid-August.
Multiple recent reports from October 11, October 10, September 25, and September 1 state there are no bugs. However, reports from late August and mid-July mentioned bugs were not too bad or were an annoyance.
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Older1 month ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
Found this an alternative to the two hour wait to get the fee booth at Mt Rainier. We could bail on the line, get to the trailhead and start hiking before we would have reached the park.So glad we di...
Older1 month ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
The trail was absolutely fabulous!
Older1 month ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
Great hike. Trail in good condition.
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
This was a 6 day backpack trip in the Goat Rocks Wilderness starting from and ending at the Packwood Lake TH. The road in from Packwood was in reasonably good shape except for some serious potholes. ...
Older2 months ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
The approach road to the TH from Packwood has a few potholes, but is paved the entire way. There's a vault toilet at the TH.The trail is in excellent condition, with mostly gentle grades. Once we cros...
Older2 months ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
Older2 months ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
Nice easy hike. Trail is in great shape. I wanted something short and easy, this was the perfect trail. This was my first time taking my dogs backpacking. They did pretty good. They only barked a lit...
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
Party of 6 humans and 1 dog. Set up a shuttle from Packwood TH to Snowgrass TH.Day 1: Snowgrass TH → Snowgrass FlatsA few drops of rain, but quite pleasant hiking weather. The road to Packwood is pave...
Older3 months ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
While the trail was in great condition there were couple of spots where it is muddy.We started super late in the day around 11am and arrived 2.5 hrs later.We walked about 2miles more before finding an...
Older3 months ago
South Cascades > Goat Rocks
A lovely weekend hike in on Packwood Trail and out the Pipeline Trail. We got to the lake on Friday afternoon and there were a fair amount of people already camped. It took us about 2 miles past the p...