Nahatlatch Lookout Road

Chilliwack Natural Resource District
Distance
8.16 km
Last Road Report
Aug 31, 2025
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Nahatlatch Lookout Road
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 6.4 km
Good Condition
96d ago
6.4 to 8.2 km
Heavily Degraded
96d ago
Description

Access road for the Nahatlatch Fire Lookout: http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/search/search-result.aspx?site=REC166414&type=Site. The lookout itself was burned down in the summer of 2023 and the rec site is apparently closed as a result. There are live webcams visible here: https://lyttonnet.com/webcams/

Road Bulletins
Andrew Enns reported on: Aug 31, 2025
Road is improved for salvage logging up to 990 vertical meters, only about 200 vertical meters shy of the lookout site. Unfortunately, the upper sections of the improved road have had small but very annoying waterbars cut in, which slows things down a lot. From 990 meters to the lookout site is heavily rutted and rough, but nothing a high-clearance 4x4 can't take on with some careful driving.

Also, per this post (https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10161893149446009), the wilderness ranch has put up a locked gate on the section of road that goes through their property. That section of road that runs through the property they own, so the gate is legal. It was put up after one of the loggers ran over and killed one of the ranch's dogs. Take the 'Nahatlatch Fire Road Bypass' to get around this, as it skirts around the property. I'm unsure of its conditions, but I imagine it can't be too bad since it is being used for active logging.
Gavin Siu reported on: May 04, 2025
Wanted to see if I could reach the lookout in my Pilot. Started out easy. Don't remember seeing the original path between 2 and 4 km and doesn't exist on my map. Took R01675 65 instead. Got increasingly difficult for me past 4 km. Only made it to R01675 66 junction at 5 km where it got really rocky. I had less than 8.3" clearance since I aired down.
SWBC Peak Baggers reported on: May 12, 2024
[From Epic West Coast] - road up was easy. Pinstripes for sure though

See: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4wdabc/permalink/10160117884496009
SWBC Peak Baggers reported on: Jan 07, 2024
[From Matt Ion] - shared a photo from the Nahatlatch Fire lookout area showing the snow line