New washout at the same location as the original, basically impassable with all but the most burly 4x4s. As of writing, there is a 4-foot-tall vertical bank to descend, then you must immediately climb over a 2-foot-tall log and up the other bank. Lots of trees are down after the washout, and a saw will be needed to clear them.
Snowline started 2km up the road after the washout.
There is good parking at the washout, and a poor footbridge over it.
I'll have to disagree with the latest posting and confirm that the ditch is still quite difficult. I couldn't do it with my 2010 lifted rav4 due to traction issue. Only saw jeeps and tacomas at the real trailhead
Went for a drive after work to test a friend's new rig. Have heard it's worse than it used to be, but it wasn't that bad. A good crossover can still get to the trailhead. The big washout is deep but wide, so bumpers won't get crunched too easily. Beyond that, there are some ruts and holes, but open diffs are fine with any modern traction control system. Overgrowth is not pinstripy yet, just a little annoying at worst. If you can get to this branch, you're probably good to get all the way tbh. The branch 200 section has actually degraded over the last couple years, more so than this
The impasse at 700m has eroded and there's a large patch of loose dirt on the far side. Some Ford F150s made it across but most cars parked before the washout. Past that it's in good shape for a couple more kilometres, then reaches a large hole which would be difficult to avoid.
Impasse has been filled, easily made it through with a stock 4runner and some momentum. Pin stripping gets bad near the top, if you care about this stop and walk the rest (extra 15-20min each way).