Please note: if you click on "View on Map" on the WTA app for Ridley Creek, it will bring you to the Park Butte trailhead. Make sure to follow the actual directions and not the map.
The road to the trailhead is snow free all of the way to the trailhead. It is a logging road though, and has a good bit of thick mud in sections and big potholes. It's passable for all cars in my opinion.
Within a quarter of a mile on the trail, you will reach the creek crossing. I'm not sure is the second half of the bridge washed out, or if it was never there, but it is somewhat challenging when crossing with pups. The rock that the bridge is perched on was iced over this morning, making it even more tricky. The trail is pretty easy going. It had one large tree down and one small tree down, but both were easy to go over/around. We hit snow about 2.25 miles in (roughly 4,100ft) but it was only a couple of inches deep and didn't require any traction. We contemplated putting on snowshoes and heading up to Park Butte, but our pups were having a blast playing in the meadow, so we just hung out and had a snow day. The hike was 6.5 miles roundtrip with about 2,000ft of gain.
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