Great day. No rain. Parking is huge! Trail damp with muddy spots. Beautiful ferns, moss, big trees and green foliage everywhere. I stopped at the base of Haystack. Its a climb. (see photo). A guy climbing down said it was slippery towards the top. No ropes available. I skipped it and told myself that I will do it next summer.

Cloudy day but could see the snow on the mountain pass and part of Mt Rainier!

Day before Thanksgiving and not too busy at all.

We ventured out on this hike with our two children, ages 5 and 7. We started around 9 a.m. and spent about eight hours on the round trip. The trail was easy to follow and only muddy in a few spots (definitely wear waterproof boots). The kids did okay but were pretty tired on the last leg up the trail since it’s four miles uphill. My husband took turns carrying them on the steeper switchbacks.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a nice day—cloudy, drizzly, and rainy, with no views at the top. Just clouds. That was disappointing, but at least we can now say we’ve hiked Mt. Si. We enjoyed seeing the older trees, the bear grass, evidence of orchids that had bloomed earlier in the season, and lots of different types of lichen. Everyone we passed on the trail was very friendly, and I was surprised to see so many hikers out despite the weather.

If you’re doing this trail purely for the workout or the bragging rights, a cloudy November day is fine. But if you want the views, wait for clear weather.

HOA, HOA, HOA. If you feel like experiencing Twilight without heading out to the peninsula, hike Mt. Si on a cloudy day.

Seriously, though, this is a great shoulder season hike. No snow on the trail as of late-November and not nearly as crowded as during the warmer months. Lots of parking available at 10:00am on a Saturday. The last half mile before the summit was foggy and made me grateful for my warmer layers. This fog also obscured the views that might normally compel one to hike four miles uphill, but it made for a pretty cool atmosphere up top.

The toilets at the trailhead were stanky but otherwise clean and well-supplied.

I haven't hiked this trail in a very long time and thought I'd give it a whirl on a sunny day in November. I arrived at 8:30am (on a holiday) to a lot that was about 1/4 full. Toilet was stocked. The trail is in excellent condition and drier than I expected given all the recent rain. Going up there was lots of solitude and coming back down a different story. The highway noise is present for the first 3 miles. I tried to go down the old trail for some variety, but at one point it connects to the new trail and I ended up back on the new trail (oops!). There were lots of dogs - all leashed! No wildlife of note except a gray jay at the top and not too many mushrooms. The light through the trees was exceptional today and it was lovely to sit in the sun at the top. 

Kamikaze trail above Teneriffe Falls is in great shape! No mud, minimal erosion, pretty easy to follow up the ridge! No snow, just a little bit of frost earlier on in the day. Trail to Dixie Peak is well trodden and easy to follow, it makes for an excellent side quest! 3 volcanoes, 6 dogs, and 3 or 4 awesome kiddos braving the Si Haystack.