Kookipi Creek FSR
Chilliwack Natural Resource District
Distance
20.85 km
Last Road Report
Jun 05, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Kookipi Creek FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Distance
20.85 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
Jun 05, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Kookipi Creek FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 12.0 km
Impassable
28d ago
12.0 to 15.2 km
Good Condition
713d ago
15.2 to 20.8 km
Somewhat Degraded
713d ago
Description
No description.
Road Bulletins
Kookipi closed for road repairs until approximately August. Details at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AE5KyjAE3/
Pinstriping alders in the southern part, but far fewer overgrown sections than Shovel Creek FSR. Had no other issues in my Pilot Trailsport.
Drove whole road through to Harrison. Mostly good shape the whole way. Areas where repairs happened have some large rocks to watch out for, about 3 water crossings. Also the Alders are creeping in, I got a few stripes :) I think the 'somewhat degraded' section is a bit earlier now IMO, but probably splitting hairs
Driving a 2021 Outback with AT Tires and Skid Plates, definitely used the skid plates today so be mindful if you have low clearance you are going to scrape.
Driving a 2021 Outback with AT Tires and Skid Plates, definitely used the skid plates today so be mindful if you have low clearance you are going to scrape.
Only drove as far as the bridge which I took over to West Kookipi FSR but it was smooth sailing with zero issues.
Gate at the start of the road is gone. Not open, but gone completely. I drove up about 2 kms but didn't go any farther since I was only in my little car and was worried about popping a tire due to the fact that the road surface was quite rocky. Road otherwise seemed in good shape.
There’s still a gate at the start from the Nahatlatch side. Just noticed while passing by
I drove in from Shovel Creek/Harrison side. A few sections where water is washing out the road and pooling. Also a fair amount of pin striping and general degradation. The road improves the closer you get to Kookipi 400 after which you can tell significant road work is underway. Only drove to the 400 turn off though.
[From Sean R] - Kookipi remains closed. While the contractor is making special efforts to allow workers through the 3-4 km construction zone, this is by prior special arrangement. Over the next couple of weeks, blasting will be ongoing, and excavation for large culvert installs will be taking place. In addition to the gate (which is unfortunately being vandalized by members of the off-road community), there will be portions of road entirely missing. If you are making it over from East Harrison, be aware that you will be turned back at the site - and as a courtesy to the workers, please turn around at the 6700 landing rather than coming right into the active construction area.
See: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/UjrRimk4tFWzYkfj/
See: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/UjrRimk4tFWzYkfj/
[From Colin Damours] - group drove up to the start of Kookipi Creek FSR. Snow quite deep on the road at the moment
[From Andrew Enns] - I decided to drive up to the start of Kookipi, and to my amazement, the gate was wide open. I drove up as far as I could, which was just about halfway to the turnoff to the west fork of Kookipi Creek (second photo). If I had my Jeep, I could have presumably gone much further, but there were rocks on the road that would have taken me at least 30 minutes to move to get my car through, plus it was getting late. Was pretty neat to see all the work that has been done on the road - in some places the entire road had to be completely rebuilt and blasted into the hillside as the creek had washed huge sections away in the 2021 floods. I took some photos, but somehow they got corrupted. It was pretty smooth too, with no waterbars. We'll see how it holds up over the rest of the winter. No equipment that I could find anywhere - I'm guessing it's been pulled from the area for the winter. The road is apparently still closed and the blockade at the 6km mark is still presen
[From James Wilson] - Kookipi is in good condition until a major barricade ~10km before the Nahatlatch junction. This barricade was deliberately place by road crews as there are still significant repairs ongoing. Access to Nahatlatch is still not possible. There is a gate at the river crossing that is normally closed but was left open during the fire evacuations. Do not expect the gate to remain unlocked.