The entire forest service road is clear. Most cars should be able to access the trailhead. There are two sections that have larger rocks so be careful if you don't have thick tread. 

This hike is really amazing! There were a few groups backpacking the trail, some were doing an overnight to the fire tower. There are a few downed trees going up the trail to the right to West Butte. Wildflowers are absolutely everywhere! There are two patches of snow at West Butte but the rest of the trail is clear. 

There is a water trough fed from the creek just after West Butte where the two different trails meet back together. This is the only water access between the trailhead and the fire lookout. 

Heading up through the burned forest to the ranger lookout, the view is absolutely amazing. There are a few more downed trees this way.

We took the other trail back to the trailhead. There are a ton of downed trees this way and it required going off trail 20yards to pass most of them. The fire lookout isn't stationed yet so I imagine once they get out here the trail will be cleared. 

We camped about 30 minutes back down the road and it was really really nice. There were a few owls and turkeys.

It was our first time getting up here after the fire in 2021.  Still very beautiful, we spent a nice night at the campsite in the trees fairly near the lookout.  Flowers are blooming but lupine and balsamroot haven't started yet, so you've probably got another month of nice blooms to look forward to.  
The lookout is not yet staffed.  There was no snow to cross.  No mosquitoes or ticks spotted, but lots of butterflies and small flying thingees of indeterminate species.  Not many people up there, as usual.  Road was fine.  We saw no morels.

Three-night backpack from Panjab trailhead up Panjab Trail to Indian Corral; Mt Misery Trail east to Sheephead and west to Oregon Butte; return via Turkey Creek Trail.

Looking for a mellow start-of-the-season backpack we had our eyes set on Mount Misery Trail (Misery Highline in Romano's Backpacking Washington). There aren't many trip reports for this corner of the state, especially this early in the season, so we weren't sure what to expect. We learned at Pomeroy Ranger Station that the Diamond Peak trailhead was still inaccessible due to snow on the road (same for Teepee trailhead, which was expected). Hence we had to work a little harder for the easy ridgeline rambling and first climb 2400' up Panjab trail.

Trailhead access: Well-graded gravel road to Panjab trailhead. Diamond Peak and Teepee trailheads inaccessible due to snow.

Trail conditions

• Missing bridge at Panjab trailhead: Both the FS website and WTA hike description say the trail is inaccessible until the bridge is replaced. That's a little misleading. The two creek branches are easily crossed with dry feet via downed trees ~100' upstream from the bridge location. Fording also wouldn't have been difficult through shin~knee-deep water.
• Panjab trail to Indian Corral: This was the best-maintained section of the trip. Basically no obstacles and mostly obvious tread. Only one point where the trail crosses a creek and almost immediately switches back to the other side had us confused for a moment. I think the climb through burnt sparse forest could get unpleasant in midsummer heat but was quite enjoyable this time of year.
• Indian Corral to Sheephead (day hike eastwards on Mt Misery Trail): Generally good conditions. The forest section between Clover and Bear Wallow Springs is severely burnt and has some blowdowns but nothing difficult. Some patches of snow and muddy sections that probably won't stick around much longer.
• Indian Corral to Oregon Butte: Some more blowdowns and a bit larger snow sections. Nothing dramatic.
• Oregon Butte to Teepee trailhead: We felt this was the least enjoyable section of the trip, at least in relative terms. There wasn't much alive yet in the burnt forest besides mushrooms. Going was slower due to more blowdowns and longer snow sections. Not many views until shortly before the trailhead. Maybe the higher trail over West Butte would have been the more interesting option?
• Turkey Creek Trail from Teepee to Panjab trailhead: Much less maintained than Panjab trail. Some tangled double-blowdowns that need scrambling through. A few somewhat interesting creek crossings and places where the creek had usurped the trail. The denser forest and narrower valley may be desirable in midsummer heat but we were glad we had chosen Panjab for our ascent.

Water: All the springs along the ridge that we checked out were flowing nicely. Snow patches spared us some water carrying when camping high above Oregon Butte Spring.

Campsites: Plenty on the ridge, sometimes with glorious views. Just take care not to disturb the meadows and keep your distance from the many burnt dead trees. Don't put your trust into the campsites Romano promises along lower Turkey Creek: You might be able to find something in a pinch, but we didn't see any obvious dry flat spots that weren't surrounded by burnt snags. There's a flat site at Teepee trailhead, but I wouldn't exactly enjoy camping next to the huge parking area and horse troughs.

Wildflowers: A LOT. It clearly was too early for peak wildflower show. Lupines and Balsamroot hadn't even started yet on the ridge. Shady aspects had the recently melted out brown look. But the sunnier meadows were already carpeted in bright colors by Grass Widows, Glacier Lilies, Spring Beauties, and many others. Lots of Arnica in the valley. Calypso Orchids seem to like the Turkey Creek valley.

Wildlife: Many deer hoof prints, fresh bear tracks, and scat along the ridge trail, but we didn't see any big wildlife. Many small birds that kept their distance. Butterflies were very active along Panjab Creek.

Bugs: No Mosquitoes, yay! Some of the largest ticks I've ever seen, boo!

Weather: The 5000' forecast promised lows around 40 and highs around 60 F, which was probably accurate. However, a stiff breeze made it feel colder much of the time. Some thunderstorms brushed past us, sprinkled a little spray once or twice while hiking, and one night dumped a mighty downpour on our tent. Otherwise a pleasant mix of sun and clouds.

Crowds: Zero. Complete solitude for four days and no sign of recent human visitation on the ridge.

PS: I'm confused about the WTA hiking guide entry for "Mount Misery": Trailhead directions are to Teepee trailhead and the endpoint in the description is Oregon Butte lookout. That hike is much shorter than the quoted 16 miles and already exists in the hiking guide as "Oregon Butte". So it would make sense for this entry to describe the ridge line hike from Diamond Peak trailhead to Oregon Butte. But then the trailhead is wrong (should be same as for "Mount Misery Loop") and the roundtrip distance would be closer to 25 miles.

After dayhiking Sawtooth Ridge on Friday, I was expecting to encounter a lot of snow at Oregon Butte. Instead, the trail is almost entirely melted out at this point with only a few patches of snow remaining. 

There was quite a bit of downfall, a mixture of trees killed in last summer's wildfire plus normal winter treefall. The fire was pretty intense in some areas and killed all of the trees, but I was happy to find that most areas experienced a patchy burn leaving lots of mature live trees and even some islands of undergrowth intact.

We set up camp near the intersection with Oregon Butte/Smooth Ridge/Mount Misery Trail and continued hiking out Mount Misery with just daypacks. We were really hoping to find some morels in the burn areas, but just weren't having any luck. We plopped down next to the trail near Table Spring to eat a snack & consider turning back to camp, and fortunately we met some other backpackers who had found the mushroom spot! It turns out we had taken our rest break about 1000' too soon. We spent the next couple hours hunting morels nearby & found quite a few.

On Sunday we hiked out but decided to do a quick search for morels on nearby Turkey Creek trail, and within 5 minutes of leaving the trailhead we found another good area to pick. So this one was both a successful backpacking trip and also a successful foraging trip! Plus the Wenaha is always one of the most beautiful areas to visit.

Other things of note:

• Oregon Spring is damaged, with the pipe leading to the water trough burned out. It's still possible to filter from the creek, but access is not as easy and equestrian access will likely be very difficult.
• We looked for water at Table Spring and couldn't find it at the location indicated on the map. I'm not sure how far down the drainage one would need to go to find water there. Table Camp looked unused for several years.
• We also looked for water at Emergency Spring and found a similar situation. I did find trash in the vicinity of the spring location on the map, and hauled out as much as I could. Who would haul in 20 AA batteries & leave them in the woods?! I only had a small trash bag with me, so there's more trash if anyone else feels like helping with the cleanup needs (several empty Mountain House packages, along with some assorted other trash).
• It's early season conditions yet with lots of downfall.