SOWAQUA
Chilliwack Natural Resource District
Distance
19.33 km
Last Road Report
Jul 12, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
SOWAQUA
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Distance
19.33 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
Jul 12, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
SOWAQUA
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 19.3 km
Good Condition
11d ago
Description
No description.
Road Bulletins
Gate at start open. Moved it to correct location. Looks like pretty much all bridges rebuilt. All impasses cleared. First 14 km in ok condition. A little rougher. They're trying to shore up the slopes, but looks like it will come down later anyway. After 14 km, good condition to end. 8 km small cross ditch at 49.40228° N, 121.20405° W. There's like a ledge or something across the road at 15.5 km (49.36143° N, 121.14698° W) that looks slightly worse than the cross ditch, but no issues.
Can confirm gate is unlocked. And road is in good shape all the way to the 13km spur for Tulameen. No problem for any SUV/AWD. Most sedans could probably get up this with some careful driving in places.
There is one tiny cross ditch at ~ 8 km.
There is one tiny cross ditch at ~ 8 km.
Still gated at the entrance. No mention of opening dates and this was on a weekend. Just happened to be driving by so went to check it out
There was no more road block at the 5km mark, but a rock truck was blocking the road around the 7.5km mark. There appears to be active blasting and road repairs ongoing and a huge bypass is being built around the 9km mark where the road runs closest to Sowaqua Creek. The road would be easily driven in a 4x4 up to the 10.5km mark after which the road degrades heavily. There are numerous wash outs, and large rocks blocking the road. A bypass has been completed around the huge washout past the 12km mark, but I don't think you can reach it with a vehicle yet. Due to the huge presence of construction equipment, my guess is a lot of the road will be repaired in the coming year. Fully accessible on bike in the mean time.
Blocked around 5 km.
Some road improvement is going on beyond that - previous washouts and rock slides and mostly flattened.
New bypass at 11 km washout is getting built.
Some road improvement is going on beyond that - previous washouts and rock slides and mostly flattened.
New bypass at 11 km washout is getting built.
Mostly good condition AWD low clearance, with some large boulders to navigate around. The exception is a huge washout around 11km which has taken out the whole road. A very rough steep bypass has been cut into place above the road. High clearance 4x4 required for this bypass.