Van Horlick Creek FSR
Cascades Natural Resource District
Distance
17.24 km
Last Road Report
Jun 13, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Van Horlick Creek FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Distance
17.24 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
Jun 13, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Van Horlick Creek FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 8.6 km
Good Condition
20d ago
8.6 to 13.6 km
Good Condition
307d ago
13.6 to 17.2 km
Somewhat Degraded
307d ago
Description
No description.
Road Bulletins
Yeah I'm on the edge of medium due to water bars but I'll keep it as is for now
Getting close to "somewhat degraded" conditions with lots of waterbars of various depth.
Small rockslide close to the end - was easy passable in Tacoma.
Small rockslide close to the end - was easy passable in Tacoma.
Very easy road for any car with medium clearance. No 4x4 needed. Road starting to get a bit grown in towards the end
Deactivated intentionally with moderate water bars. 2WD medium clearance ("a crossover") should be fine. worst part is the non-water-bar parts of the road are great so you can get baited into speeding up and getting surprised, so take it easy
Used to access Gideon Peak. Lots of small but relatively deep waterbars. A rockslide over the road about 500m from the end, that is no issue for HC 4wd vehicles (unless it gets worse), but lower ground clearance vehicles likely won't make it. Road looks deactivated.