Mount Catherine — Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025

I'd say the warnings about these road conditions I'd read undersell it. There are parts where it's basically a frickin riverbed. We raised the suspension in our Tesla Model S and I'd say it has less to do with suspension and more with shock absorption--definitely recommend something more rugged.

Also, we did not see the "modest trail marker" mentioned in the trail description; there was nothing until a while into the trail. Although there were only 2 other cars there, we happened to see a group coming back, who confirmed for us that it was the trail, otherwise we would have been super uncertain. But, that being said, Google Maps actually does have an accurate location. 

One of the downed trees presented an unexpected problem for us: our toddler daughter was sleeping in my husband's backpack and twisting himself to get under it without knocking her out would have woken her up, so we had to turn back. Just a head's up in case this scenario had never occurred to you.