PROSPECT MINER A - "Miner Road"
Cascades Natural Resource District
Distance
12.39 km
Last Road Report
May 18, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
PROSPECT MINER A
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Distance
12.39 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
May 18, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
PROSPECT MINER A
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 1.6 km
Good Condition
46d ago
1.6 to 2.8 km
Heavily Degraded
46d ago
2.8 to 11.2 km
Somewhat Degraded
46d ago
11.2 to 12.4 km
Somewhat Degraded
263d ago
Description
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Road Bulletins
Good condition to the first wash out. The wash out is unchanged from previous reports, but the second one looks quite aggressive. Certainly more than I would commit my Tacoma too. More skilled drivers with a good 4c4 HC could make it
The previous bulletins are still accurate as of 2025-09-28. There appears to be active logging just after the new bridges, and they're keeping the road really well graded up to both new bridges.
Still seems the same as mentioned in the last bulletin. Made it through the two washouts in a lifted Jeep TJ.
I drove this road to KM 0-11 or the Cabin Lake Spur. Besides the washouts shown in Raphael's report the road is actually in pretty good condition. I found this video that shows the washouts quite well so you can see for yourself if you think you can make it through. The first 4x4 bypass shown in the video is no longer needed as it has since been replaced by the new bridge. The other two however are the much the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5GACdMkdg
[From Raphael S] - new bridge over prospect creek. After which there are two size-able washouts. The first passable with an suv: 50.03246, -121.15389 and the second washout needs 4x4 with 4L: 50.02606, -121.15348.
The road is in good condition according to Lloyd of SWBC Peak Baggers, but the bridge across Prospect Creek is completely washed out. There appears to be a bypass around the bridge for 4x4 HC vehicles.
For the Prospect Creek bridge, I spoke with a construction crew that was replacing another bridge up there and there was no immediate plans to fix this. I was told maybe next year (2024) but he did not know.
Bridge approach completely washed out at 24KM on Miner Road, 4x4 HC bypass through creek (doable in Nissan Frontier crew cab long bed). Second washout 1km further, tight bypass around (may require reversing in larger vehicle to make the turn). Third washout at KM26.5, I didn't attempt this in my Frontier, but got a ride with a couple in a Jeep double locked on 35s who had no problem crossing it and drove me all the way up to 1,500m on spur to Cabin Lake. After the third washout the road was still in decent condtion, would be easy biking if you can't drive through.