Flats peaceful right along the river

The road up was pretty rough. There’s a large trench right where the pavement ends, so slow way down for that and/or keep left. We were in a high clearance vehicle and still had to go pretty slowly throughout. Could probably do it in a sedan, but even slower. We drove to the Rock Island campground and hiked from there. A good amount of snow on the road between the trailhead and the campground I wouldn’t want to try without 4 wheel drive and/or high clearance.

The trail is nice, just follows the river on both sides. Not a ton of variety in view, but a pleasant flat walk in the woods if you’re looking to avoid elevation but still want to hit up a trail.

Roads have some snow and one tree down block most of the road. Ground clearance on a compact car was challenging a few times. Decent ruts, pot holes, and washboard roads. Trail had some snow. It was easy to traverse just following in other people’s footsteps.

Icicle road is closed at about mile 7.

Beautiful as always. Golden larches were stunning and the river was raging. The bathroom was nearly pristine.