Lovely day at Big Creek to the overlook today. Adding the lookout adds about 900 feet gain and 2 miles to the trip for a total of about 7.5 miles and 1,800 feet gain.
There was snow at road level and we used microspikes the entire hike. Snow was pretty slushy, but the trail is about 90-95% snow-covered with about 2 feet on the trail at top. Packed down and easily traveled, although there is lots of evidence of postholing along the entire route.
The road is in good condition and snow free. The small parking area was not available due to the berm left when the plow went through. Pit toilets are not open.
Comments
babettelafox on Big Creek
If the parking lot wasn’t available, where did you park?
Posted by:
carriebancroft on Dec 18, 2022 02:07 PM
Parking
Normally, off-season, there is a small parking lot outside the gate that holds 8-9 cars. The berm of snow was high enough that I did not want to risk it, but across the street from the parking lot, there is ample parking along the road.
Posted by:
DonnaK on Dec 18, 2022 02:10 PM