Reached the Goat Mountain trailhead at 3pm. 10+ cars, but plenty of space to park. Rd 26 from Randle was paved, but frequent chunks of missing pavement plus poor visibility meant taking it slow.
Followed the trail to the ridge, and set up camp off-trail, just north of Pt 5106. Continued along the trail to the saddle below Goat Mountain the next day before heading back.
Encountered ~10 parties on the trail, including two on bikes (going downhill fast), and one other party camping on the ridge.
The trail was in excellent condition all the way (nice pine needle or pumice gravel tread), no obstacles.
No water on the ridge, apart from a stagnant-looking pond NW of Pt 5106 (reachable via a bootpath that leaves the main trail at 4,800 ft; didn't investigate).
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