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Cle Elum Ranger District, Trails
NOTE: Trail conditions are updated as information becomes available: last update May 29, 2024.
Expect trails to be covered with patchy snow, slush, and mud above 5000 feet on east side of district and 4000 feet in Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Be prepared for obstructions from blowdowns and debris.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/okawen/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1112265
Table Mountain Motorized Closure is in effect annually from October 15 - June 15: Single track and double track trails (jeep/ATV) are closed to motorized use to protect elk habitat, mating, migration and calving. This closure is lifted in the summer until the October 15, 2022 closure date returns.
All other ORV (single track and double track) trails are closed each winter until June 15, or until conditions permit. However, much seasonal maintenance still needs to occur. Look below for trails where conditions permit ORV travel.
The US Forest Service coordinates with many volunteer groups who donate countless hours in Wilderness, non-motorized and motorized areas.
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Cle Elum Ranger District Trail Conditions |
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| Trail Name and Number | Current Status | Date |
| Bean Creek 1391.1 |
A few trees across easy to pass for both stock and foot travel.. Reported snowfree to the basin via the Bean Basin Trail 1391.2
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6/11/2024 |
| Beverly Turnpike 1391 |
Upper basin reported to still have snow near junction with Iron Peak Trail #1399 @3.5 Miles |
6/11/2024 |
| Big Creek 1341 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Upper Big Creek 1388.2 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Blazed Ridge 1333 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Blowout Mountain 1318 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Blue Creek 1364.2 |
Blowdown removed. As is Indian Creek Trail No. 1364.3 | 5/28/2024 |
| Boulder-De Roux 1392 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| South Fork Boulder 1392.7 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Cathedral Pass 1345 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Snow begins between Trail Creek Trail #1322 junction and lake Nosh Nosh Wahtum | 6/11/2024 |
| Cle Elum Ridge 1326 |
Blowdown removed from start to Hicks Butte. Open to motorbikes to there. | 6/11/2024 |
| Cold Creek/Twin Lakes 1303 | Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Cooper River 1311 |
Blowdown removed. | 5/15/2024 |
| Corral Creek 1340.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 6/11/2024 |
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| County Line 1226 |
Blowdown removed bewteen Miller Peak Trail # 1379 and Teanaway Ridge Trail #1364 | 6/11/2024 |
| Davis Peak 1324 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
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1376
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Not yet maintained for 2024. Expect patchy snow beyond Hyas Lake | 6/11/2024 |
| Domerie Peak 1308 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 6/11/2024 |
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Drop Creek Spur |
No yet maintenance for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
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Dutch Miller Gap |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Big blowdown cluster @0.25 mi from PCT #2000 jct in bottom. Then only a few easily passable beyond in switchbacks to Ivanhoe Lake.
DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES within 1/2 mile of lake!
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6/11/2024 |
| Easton Ridge 1212 |
Not yet maintained in 2024. Blowdowns likely. 6/11/2024
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| Elsnor Mine 1392.8 |
Not yet maintained in 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Escondido Lake 1320 |
Not yet maintained in 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Esmerelda Basin 1394 |
Not yet maintained in 2024. No snow to junction with Lake Ann Trail #1226.2 | 6/11/2024 |
| First Creek 1374 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Fishhook Flat 1378 |
Blowdown removed | 5/29/2024 |
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French Cabin Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
| Frost Mountain 1366 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Gold Creek Pond 1250 |
Open and passable, snow melted | 5/29/2024 |
| Gooseberry Flat 1227 |
Blowdown removed | 6/11/2024 |
| Granite Creek 1326.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Grass Camp 1219 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Tread hard to locate in places post 2012 Table Mountain Fire. Expect many trees accross trail. Nice place for solitude!
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6/11/2024 |
| Greek Creek Basin 1321.2 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Always steep and difficult. | 6/11/2024 |
| Hereford Meadows 1207 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Hex Mountain 1343 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Starts on private land. Please respect landowner wishes if posted. | 4/1/2024 |
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1372
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Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Howson Creek 1349 |
Trail has not been maintained in several years and is difficult to follow. | 4/1/2024 |
| Hoyt 1347 |
Blowdown removed, open to motorbikes | 5/15/2024 |
| Ingalls Way 1390 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Patches of snow nearing Ingalls Pass, Headlight Basin completely snow covered. lake 90% frozen | 6/11/2024 |
| Iron-Bear 1351 |
Blowdown removed end to end. Open to motorbikes. Miller Loop still has patchy deep snow. | 5/18/2024 |
| Iron Peak 1399 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Expect snow above 5000 feet | 6/11/2024 |
| Consult Washington State Parks for latest conditions. | ||
| Johnson Medra 1383 |
The trail bridge on Johnson-Medra Trail #1383 is CLOSED until further notice. The bridge stringer in the first main span has failed due to decay and rot of the stringer. The trail bridge is located 8.5 miles up the North Fork Teanaway Road, (Road #9737), on the left, just past Beverly Campground.
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6/11/2024 |
| Jolly Creek 1355 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Jolly Mountain 1307 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Jungle Creek 1383.1 |
Blowdown removed. Open to motorbikes. As is Way Creek Trail #1235 for the loop. The trail bridge on Johnson-Medra Trail #1383 at the N. Fork Teanaway Road 9737 is CLOSED until further notice. | 5/25/2024 |
| Little Kachess 1312 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Does not always receive annual maintenance. Rough trail. Box Canyon Creek running moderate, must wade. 40+ blowdown remain with some crawling and detouring. | 6/11/2024 |
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Kachess Ridge |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
| Keenan Meadow 1386 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
|
Knox Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
| Lake Lillian |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Brushy descending to Twin Lakes, lots of rough tread and ups and downs. This is not the "Backdoor" |
6/11/2024 |
| Lake Margaret 1332.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Lake Michael 1336 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 6/11/2024 |
| Lake Vicente 1365 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Lemah Meadow 1323.2 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Lightning Point 1377.2 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Little Creek Basin 1334 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 6/11/2024 |
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Little Joe Lake |
Not yet maintained for 2024. |
6/11/2024 |
| Longs Pass 1229 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
|
1350
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Not yet maintained for 2024. Reported no snow to Manastash Lake | 6/11/2024 |
| Manastash Ridge 1388 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| South Fork Manastash 1366.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Miller Peak 1379 |
Blowdown removed first 3.5 miles to County Line Trail #1226 junction. Snow starts at 5000 feet. |
6/11/2024 |
| Mineral Creek 1331 |
TRAIL NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM TRAILHEAD FOR 2023 DUE TO A RESTORATION PROJECT. Contact Ranger Station for 2024 updates | 6/11/2024 |
| Mirror Lake 1302 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 6/11/2024 |
| Mount Catherine 1348 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Mount Clifty 1321.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Mount Lillian 1601 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
| Naneum Creek 1381 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
|
1389
|
250+ blowdown removed! No more blowdown remain. Open to motorbikes on June 16. | 6/11/2024 |
| Naneum Rim 1234 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
|
1373 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
|
1389 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
6/11/2024 |
| Pete Lake 1323 |
Log out completed from trailhead to wilderness boundary. Patchy snow at Tired Creek junction. Water crossings over trail. | 6/5/2024 |
| Peggy's Pond | Not yet maintained for 2024. Exposed and thin tread though, requires caution and concentration. DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES! | 6/11/2024 |
| Pacific Crest North 2000 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STOCK BETWEEN SNOUALMIE PASS TO PETE LAKE TRAIL 1323 JUNCTION DUE TO DANGEROUSLY THIN TREAD. VERY STEEP DROPS AND LARGE ROCK OBSTRUCTIONS |
6/11/2024 |
| Pacific Crest South 2000 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Paddy-Go-Easy Pass 1595.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Many trees across trail first 3 miles. | 6/11/2024 |
| Paris Creek 1393.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 6/11/2024 |
| Polallie Ridge 1309 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Rachel Lake 1313 |
Not yet maintained for 2024.
DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES!
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6/11/2024 |
| Red Mountain 1330 |
Does not receive annual maintenance. Expect precious solitude. | 4/1/2024 |
| Red Top 1364.1 |
Blowdown removed, no snow. This also includes Indian Creek Trail No. 1364.3 and Blue Creek Trail No. 1364.2 | 5/15/2024 |
| Robin Lakes 1376.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES! Expect much snow and frozen lakes still as of 6/11 |
6/11/2024 |
| Little Salmon La Sac 1325 |
Receives little maintenance. Tread hard to find....an adventure. | 4/1/2024 |
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1340
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Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| Scatter Creek 1328 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. At 3.5 miles tread gets indistinct through meadows. Navigation skills useful. | 4/1/2024 |
| North Scatter Creek 1328.1 |
Does not receive annual maintenance. | 4/1/2024 |
| Sculpture Rock 1397 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
|
1385
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Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Snowshoe Ridge 1368 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Spade Lake 1337 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES! | 6/11/2024 |
| Spectacle Lake 1306 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. DEFINITELY NO CAMPFIRES! | 6/11/2024 |
| Spinola Creek 1310.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Stafford Creek 1359 |
Not yet maintained for 2024. Reported a few easy to pass blowdown and snow gone. | 6/11/2024 |
| Standup Creek 1369 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Stirrup Lake 1338 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Swauk Discovery 1335 |
Blowdown removed, both loops. | 5/10/2024 |
| Table Mountain 1209 |
Not yet maintained in 2024. Old reports of extensive blowdown through 2012 Table Mountain Fire.
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4/1/2024 |
| North Fork Taneum 1377 |
Blowdown removed and no snow to Fishhook Flats Trail 1378 junction | 5/25/2024 |
| South Fork Taneum 1367 |
Blowdown removed and no snow to Fishhook Flats Trail 1378 junction | 6/11/2024 |
| Taneum Spur 1377.1 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Taneum Lake 1380 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Taneum Ridge 1363 |
Blowdown removed and no snow to Fishhook Flats Trail 1378 junction | 5/26/2024 |
|
1364
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Blowdown removed on hiker only portion from Red Top Trailhead at end of Rd. 9702 to where trail crosses Rd. 9738. Motorized portion north unknown | 5/26/2024 |
| Middle Fork Teanaway 1393 |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Tired Creek Trail 1317 | Log out completed to wilderness boundary. | 6/5/2024 |
| Trail Creek Trail 1322 | Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| Waptus River Trail 1310 | Blowdown removed to Hour Creek ford at 3 miles. All fords running swift with snowmelt. | 5/15/2024 |
| Waptus Pass Trail 1329 | Not yet maintained for 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| West Fork Teanaway 1353 |
Not yet maintained in 2024. Portions of tread washed out on steep sidehills. Not recommended at this time for any use beyond foot travel.
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6/11/2024 |
| Yellow Hill Trail 1222 | Not yet maintained for 2024. This is a very difficult trail with much elevation gain and loss | 6/11/2024 |
4WD and ATV Trails
4WD and ATV trails are designed and maintained for short wheel-based 4WD vehicles (such as Jeeps). Difficulty levels change according to and are dependent on operator skill level, type of vehicle, trail conditions and weather. It is very important that the user obtains and carries a Cle Elum Ranger District ORV map when venturing on these trails. Please contact the Cle Elum Ranger District if you have any questions about ORV trails, regulations and information on specific trails.
In addition to the district's ATV trail (ATV 30), ATV's are allowed on all 4x4 trails. It is not legal to operate ATV's on Forest Service roads. Motorized cross-country travel off roads and trails is prohibited.
Current MAP of Open / Closed Motorized Trails
| Trail Name and Number
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Current Status
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Date |
| Taneum Manastash Area | ||
| 4W 306 Manastash Ridge |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W 307 Tripod Flat |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W308 Shoestring |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W309 | Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W310 Frost |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W311 Buck Meadows |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W328 Wells Meadow |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W330 Tipover |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| ATV30 Bucky |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| Trail Name and Number
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Current Status
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Date |
| Cle Elum Valley Teanaway Area | ||
| 4W301 Fortune Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W302 Van Epps |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W303 Van Epps Loops |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W304 Hawkins Mountain Mines |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W305 Mine to Market |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| Swauk / Table Mountain Area | ||
| 4W315 Nealy Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
4/1/2024 |
| 4W316 Ragan |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
4/1/2024 |
| 4W318 First Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 |
4/1/2024 |
| 4W319 Crystal Ridge |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W320 Hidden Gulch |
Not yet maintained for 2024. | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W321 Pit Overlook |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W323 Wildcat Gulch |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W324 Guard Station |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W325 Baker Ridge |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W326 Mill Gulch |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W327 Baker Creek |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W329 Tuff Ridge |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W332 Lion Gulch |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
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4W334 Hole in Rock
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Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
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4W336 Pole |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
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4W337 Skipper |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
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4W339 Billy Goat Gulch
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Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
| 4W340 Baker Tie |
Not yet maintained for 2024 | 4/1/2024 |
The Cle Elum ORV map is available as a download HERE. Or call with a Visa or Mastercard, or stop by the Cle Elum Ranger District office M-F 8:00-12:00 & 1:15-4:00. We are located at 803 W 2nd in Cle Elum. Or mail a check to:
Attention: ORV Map
Cle Elum Ranger District
803 West Second
Cle Elum, WA. 98922Make the check payable to DYNW in the amount of $4.32 for each ORV map purchased
