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Mount Dickerman and Lake 22 Parking Lots Closed
Hiker on the summit of Mount Dickerman. Photo by Ed Giecek.
The parking lots at two popular trailheads on the Mountain Loop Highway are going to be closed this fall for upgrades. Both of these trails are very popular, and in one case not much alternate parking is going to be available, so you should consider this before heading out to these trails.
The first is the Mount Dickerman trailhead. The parking area closes today, Sept. 29 and will remain closed until April 2009. Construction will increase the parking lot from 20 spaces to 70 in order to add parking for the Perry Creek Trail. A connector trail is being built from the Perry Creek Trail to the Dickerman trailhead (WTA volunteers have done a lot of work here), and when it is finished, the Perry Creek Road will be closed. The Mount Dickerman trailhead is located on the Mountain Loop Highway at milepost 27.3, east of Granite Falls.
The second closure is at Lake Twenty-two trailhead. The parking area will close approximately Oct. 13 until the end of the year. The parking lot will expand from 30 to 48 spaces, and gain new toilets and signs. Some parking will be available across the highway in the nearby Hemple Creek picnic area. Lake Twenty-two trailhead is located on the Mount Loop Highway at milepost 13.2, east of Granite Falls.
Hikers should plan ahead and expect crowded conditions at these
trailheads until work is completed, especially at Mount Dickerman,
where the Forest Service says essentially no parking will be available
until spring.
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Perry Creek Road to be permanently closed
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