PROSPECT MINER A - "Miner Road"
Cascades Natural Resource District
Road Details
| Location | PROSPECT CREEK |
|---|---|
| Condition | Somewhat Degraded (Last updated 18d) |
| Condition Details | Road has rough spots, water bars or moderate washouts and may require high-clearance 4WD |
| Closures | No Posted Closures |
| Length | 12.39km |
| Owner | District Manager Cascades (dcs) |
| Waypoints | Download GPX |
Road Description
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Road Bulletins
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 The first 4x4 bypass shown in the video is no longer needed as it has since been replaced by the new bridge.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.
