Lawless-Britton FSR
Cascades Natural Resource District
Distance
16.06 km
Last Road Report
May 05, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Lawless-Britton FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Distance
16.06 km
Avg. Gradient
0%
Ascent
0m
Descent
0m
Last Road Report
May 05, 2026
Closures
No Posted Closures
Location
Lawless-Britton FSR
Permit Holder
District Manager Cascades (dcs)
Waypoints
Conditions
Start to 3.0 km
Good Condition
715d ago
3.0 to 16.1 km
Impassable
715d ago
Description
No description.
Road Bulletins
The attached photo seems to be the previously mentioned washout at around 7.5km. The road up until that point was still passable.
I am suggesting impassible (as in, no way through to Tulameen) because of the following:
1- blocked at 2.9km
2- atv trail style bypass past Murphy lakes, puts you at about 8.5km on Lawless-Britton (very steep, lots of loose rocks, be very sure that you're comfortable getting down if you go up)
2- small (1/4 road?) washout between there and the bridge at 12.25km, my waypoint didn't save
3- the bridge at 12.25km has large blocks on the Tulameen side that someone has moved but could be put back in place
4- pretty significant crumbly washout at 15.5km - good enough for a Jeep size vehicle now, but I expect a significant rain could take it out (pictured)
5- blocks at lawless creek fsr and a no thru road sign
From that point the road is great going into Tulameen. I wouldn't recommend testing the washouts or going in with the goal of getting to Tulameen without the knowledge that you might be forced to turn around. But YMMV.
1- blocked at 2.9km
2- atv trail style bypass past Murphy lakes, puts you at about 8.5km on Lawless-Britton (very steep, lots of loose rocks, be very sure that you're comfortable getting down if you go up)
2- small (1/4 road?) washout between there and the bridge at 12.25km, my waypoint didn't save
3- the bridge at 12.25km has large blocks on the Tulameen side that someone has moved but could be put back in place
4- pretty significant crumbly washout at 15.5km - good enough for a Jeep size vehicle now, but I expect a significant rain could take it out (pictured)
5- blocks at lawless creek fsr and a no thru road sign
From that point the road is great going into Tulameen. I wouldn't recommend testing the washouts or going in with the goal of getting to Tulameen without the knowledge that you might be forced to turn around. But YMMV.
[From UntrammelledTravels] - less maintained than Tulameen but still in excellent condition. However, road is blocked at ~2.9km mark. See: https://www.untrammelledtravels.ca/murphy-lakes-and-grasshopper-ridge-tulameen-and-lawless-grasshopper-fsr-s
Strictly speaking this road is impassable due to washouts and the concrete barricades at 2.9 and ~7.5km. Between these barricades are a handful of small washouts around 1/4 - 1/2 road width and a narrow one that stretches across the whole road leaving only a narrow bench on the uphill side for passage.
2 wheels can get you through all this, but for 4 wheels, there's a steep bypass thought the Murphy Lakes RPL 44 cutblock, just east of the Murphy Lakes, that rejoins the main FSR just past the barricade at 7.5km.
2 wheels can get you through all this, but for 4 wheels, there's a steep bypass thought the Murphy Lakes RPL 44 cutblock, just east of the Murphy Lakes, that rejoins the main FSR just past the barricade at 7.5km.