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Sol Duc River #40 — Apr. 24, 1999

Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
ONP
Beware of: snow conditions
 
The Sol Duc Road remains closed at the Hot Springs Resort. The campground will hopefully be opened by April 30. It is uncertain if the road will be open to the trailhead at that time, it depends on how the snow removal operation goes. There is presently four feet of snow at the trailhead. Sol Duc Falls trail is covered by two to three feet of snow which is slick in some places but generally easy to walk on. As of the report date the snow was as high as the hand rail on the Sol Duc Falls bridge, making the crossing hazardous. Snow on the Lovers Lane Trail near Sol Duc Falls was deep and slanted on a steep angle toward the gourge, making travel difficult and hazardous. No one has apparently travelled this route recently.

Sol Duc River #40 — Mar. 20, 1999

Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
ONP
 
Sol Duc Road is open as far as the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. Parking is available in the small lot in front of the Ranger Station. The road has not been plowed past the intersection at the resort. Visitors can ski or snow shoe past the resort. There are two down trees on the road to the trailhead. All trails in the Sol Duc area should be considered snow covered with windfallen trees.