Mount Rainier National Park Examines Washed-Out Carbon River Road
- Photo by M and T
In November 2006, severe storms washed out Mount Rainier National
Park's Carbon River Road. The road leads to the Ipsut Creek Campground
and the Wonderland and Carbon Glacier Trailhead. The washout, 4.5
miles from the trailhead, places the Carbon Glacier out of reach for
many day hikers. That's why we included the Carbon Glacier Trail in
our 2007 Endangered Trails Guide.
Today, Mount Rainier National Park issued a press release to inform
hikers and others interested in the Carbon River Road that they are
preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the eventual fate of the
road. While the park's General Management Plan calls for the road to
be closed, it does not establish guidelines on the closure. The park
will have to prepare additional environmental documentation and gather
public input in order to decide how to proceed. The Carbon River Road
has washed out numerous times since it was built in the 1920s.
Decisions regarding how to proceed will take the history of the road
into account.
In order to gather public input in the early stages of drafting the EA,
the park is scheduling meetings for next week. The meeting times and
locations are:
- Monday, June 30 at 7:00 PM. Location: Enumclaw Public Library, 1700 First Street, Enumclaw.
- Tuesday, July 1 at 7:00 PM. Location: The Mountaineers Clubhouse in Tacoma, 2302 North 30th Street, Tacoma.
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