Sts'ailes West FSR - "Harrison West FSR"
Chilliwack Natural Resource District
Distance
73.04 km
Last Road Report
Jun 16, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Sts'ailes West FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Distance
73.04 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
Jun 16, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Sts'ailes West FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Chilliwack (dck)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 47.9 km
Good Condition
17d ago
47.9 to 73.0 km
Somewhat Degraded
17d ago
Description
Bridge undergoing repairs until Sept 5th, 2025,
Road Bulletins
The rougher sections at 70.5 km and 71.5 km are still there, but easier than last year as with the whole route. Still a risk of tire puncture as someone in our group with street tires got a puncture.
Drove to Sloquet hot springs. Road is in good shape for the most part. Passed a grader working its way south at 50km. Smooth from there until the active logging at 60.5km, then it’s a bit rough until Tipella. Still doable in any awd though.
Top ~third of this road is pretty brutal right now, lots of chunky rock sections. There is heavy tread-ed machinery going up and down the road now in preparation of logging around km 65 we were told by the loggers. The treads are literally pulverizing small rocks and turning them into sharp shrapnel. We got a flat.
Just fine in a Honda Odyssey minivan. Potholes but any car can make it
Drove to mystery junction in a Crosstrek. Not going to say it's degraded, but there are a lot of potholes and washboards right now. Definitely teeth chattering at times.
Did the Harrison to Pemberton run before the intermittent closures starts in 3 days. Rough section between 56 km to 67 km wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Short sections at 70.5 km and 71.5 km was worse. Rougher and looser going downhill heading north. Didn't feel tire puncture risk was any more than the usual "somewhat degraded" roads which is always a risk. I was aired down. 8.3" clearance in my 2024 Pilot Trailsport, no scraping, but I wouldn't be out in places like this without AT tires and skid plates just in case.
Drove from Harrison to pemberton today, 2021 outback with AT tired and skid plates, no issues, is in pretty good condition, a bit rough between 56km-67km but manageable. Looks like recent work to fix a few creeks crossing through the road, after Tipella it’s basically a highway
[From Mike W] - Drove In-shuck CH last night from. Mt. Currie to Harrison to get around the Lions Bay mudslide. Road running great and clear the whole way. some trees down south of Tipella but they had already been cleared.
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Drove this road end to end from north to south. The northern portion from Tipella Creek to Bremner is pretty crap for a mainline road. There are numerous narrow sections with water bars and general state of de-activation. I think most 4x4 vehicles could make it through, but some clearance will help. Things finally improve after Trio Creek at ~48km.
Not much to add on top of the previous reports. Littered with potholes and heavily trafficked. Nothing that a 2wd couldn't handle up to Chehalis-Mystery FSR where I turned off.
Drove all the way to Tipella airstrip (and back) in Xterra - approx. 2.5 hours one way.
Some rough sections between 56-58 km and a few creeks to cross between 61 and 63 km. Might be not ideal for 2WD, otherwise good conditions.
Some rough sections between 56-58 km and a few creeks to cross between 61 and 63 km. Might be not ideal for 2WD, otherwise good conditions.
[From Ridgeline Overlanding] - As of Sunday, there was about 6 inches, it was well packed down where the tire tracks were, and we had no problem cruising through it in our lifted Honda ridgeline. At ~60km down the road
Road has a shit ton of pot holes, but it's otherwise driveable with 2WD and snow free up to the 28km mark. Did not drive beyond that
[From Raveen Singh] - I just drove up and back yesterday (11th). The work crew at Trio plowed the road so I could do my inspection and would plow again because that's the emergency access for their camp. However, they are demibilising and will probably stop maintaining early next week. Trio is at 47.5 km. I can't speak for past that.
[From Mike Barrass] - Thu Jan 11, I made it to about the 65 km mark (north bound, west side) and had to turn around. Camped at Bremner Delta rec site. Snow was getting deep and frozen which made driving difficult. Then there is lots of trees down. I had cleared some of them but then gave up as there was a bunch more.
Decent condition with some potholes to KM25 which was as far as we drove. Averaged 30-45kph in mid-size truck, sedans etc. would need to take it slower. Water pooling in the many potholes so will likely get worse over winter until it is graded again.
Road all the way up the west side of Harrison is in good condition, a few of the water bars right near the north end of the lake are pretty deep so a medium-high clearance vehicle would be recommended. 2wd is definitely enough though