Road Bulletins

7357
5d

Best driven in a 4WD vehicle.

Mario Kasapi - Sep 30, 2023

Best driven in a 4WD vehicle.

Mario Kasapi - Sep 30, 2023

Best driven in a 4WD vehicle

Mario Kasapi - Sep 30, 2023
BENCH
5d

Good condition all the way. Best to drive in a SxS or 4WD, though. Started at Army FSR and went east UP TO Chipmunk Campground.

Mario Kasapi - Mar 14, 2024
ARMY
5d

Good road conditions. Lots of ruts though, so take it slow.

Mario Kasapi - Mar 14, 2024

Road was in good condition up to 10 km. Some loose gravel and steep road, but my Ford Ranger made it in 2WD mode.

Mario Kasapi - Nov 28, 2025

Nice til the gate. No idea past it

Tareef Dedhar - Nov 28, 2025

This Road is Known as Merry Creek Forest Service Road
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Mark Jennings - Nov 27, 2025

Covered in snow at the moment. Road itself seems not bad.

Paul Lezica - Nov 26, 2025

The road is covered in snow at the moment but road quality seems decent.

Paul Lezica - Nov 26, 2025

Snow all the way up today but not deep enough to be an issue. Jeep TJ with all terrains.

Paul Lezica - Nov 26, 2025
SPA
8d

The road is covered in snow at the moment but doesn't seem too bad.

Paul Lezica - Nov 26, 2025

Good condition

Grayson Macdonald - Nov 26, 2025
RUT36-2
10d

Some moderately deep water bars and some bushy sections, but nothing crazy.
A stock mid-level 4Runner made it up with some scraping on some of the wa...

Kelly Wilson - Nov 23, 2025
RUT36-1
10d

Don't think there's been any change to the actual road condition, but changing status to "Somewhat Degraded" to more closely match the definition. Yes...

Kelly Wilson - Nov 23, 2025

All clear. No snow. Just some puddles.

Kelly Wilson - Nov 23, 2025

Hasn't been maintained in a while but still holding up. Some potholes and brush but easy driving.

Alan Smithee - Nov 22, 2025

Road in great condition to km11, there’s a number of waterbars that will block any vehicle without clearance. With careful driving, an SUV will have n...

Paul Ramu - Nov 22, 2025

Road is completely blocked by machinery for the winter.

Rob Pargee - Nov 19, 2025

Major washout is being reported on the road due to a penstock failure at the hydro power plant. The watersprite trail is not currently accessible.

Backroad Status - Nov 20, 2025

No change from previous report, other than some snow coverage. We were able to drive to ~ 8 km (~ 1475 m elevation) before the snow became too deep. ...

Kelly Wilson - Nov 16, 2025

Closed to full size motor vehicles

Greg Jones - Nov 15, 2025

Used road to shuttle mountain bike trails. In decent shape for HC 4x4

Greg Jones - Oct 07, 2025

The road was closed today due to the condition of one of the bridges. The first two on the road are passable but the third is badly damaged.

Peter Pritchard - Nov 15, 2025
TA552E
20d

Overgrown.

Billy Joe - Aug 28, 2024
T552
20d

Completely overgrown, a bit bushwacky on foot.

Billy Joe - Aug 28, 2024
T552
20d

Getting overgrown and a bit eroded, but was still passable in a 2WD.

Billy Joe - Aug 28, 2024
TA552C
20d

Dreadful bushwacking, barely passable on foot.
Used to complete a loop of Mt Gibson, strongly recommend against.

Billy Joe - Aug 28, 2024

Good condition, potholes

Billy Joe - Jan 10, 2025

Good condition, potholes

Billy Joe - Jan 10, 2025