Upper part of the road to the Thunder Mountain fire tower. Some potholes and wet sections throughout but maintained and generally not a bad road in the main. The last couple of hundred meters once you actually turn off to go up to the tower is not exactly a proper road, more like a bedrock canyon with most of the soil eroded off; it's steep, but mostly fairly smooth and not a difficult climb if you have some clearance, however the couple of awkward cross-ditches and gullies (inc. one right at the beginning) will probably put off the sports cars and campers. Not a difficult walk up in that case, though, and great views.
Road Conditions
Unknown
- Road condition is unknown
Good Condition
- Road is 2WD driveable in most cases or easily driven in a 4WD.
Somewhat Degraded
- Road has rough spots, water bars or moderate washouts and may require high-clearance 4WD
Heavily Degraded
- Road requires high clearance 4WD. There may be challenging washouts, dangerous sections or exceptionally deep water bars.
Impassable
- Road is impassable or requires highly specialized vehicles to drive
Note that gates, avalanches and snow lines should not qualify a road as impassible.