Current Conditions
Conditions across the forest vary greatly, so we recommend checking conditions to prepare for your visit.
The Emergency Closures Map displays current emergency closures on Forest Service managed lands within the Pacific Northwest Region.
Many national forest roads close due to impact from wildfires. Please see the closure orders listed under Alerts for a list of impacted/closed roads.
Trail Conditions
With more than 6,000 miles of trail, current conditions are not always available. Many of our fantastic partners do have resources on their websites to help you plan your trip. We recommend checking the individual recreation site on this website for the authoritative information on pass and fee requirements, then visiting one of our partners' pages for more information on conditions.
- Washington Trails Association provides trail information and trip reports on most non-motorized trails across the forest.
- Methow Valley Trails Collaborative maintains information on trail conditions in the Methow.
- Mountains to Sound Greenway maintains info for trails along the I-90 corridor in the Cle Elum Ranger District.
- Echo Ridge Nordic Club maintains the cross-country ski and snowshoe trails at Echo Ridge Ski Area. They post grooming updates and maps on their website.
Note: The Forest Service does not monitor or validate the information on these partner pages, and most rely on user input, so please use caution and prepare for all possible conditions.
Current Road Conditions
Conditions unknown. Please be prepared for winter conditions, including muddy roads and/or snow and be ready to turnaround.
| Road Name | Road Number | Status/Conditions as of May 20, 2025 |
| Shady Pass | 5900 | Open |
| Purtteman Road | 8010 | Open to the junction with Road 8021. This road provides access to Echo Ridge Nordic Area. Check current conditions for Echo Ridge trails and Road 8021 to the ski area at the Echo Ridge Nordic Club website. |
| Cooper Mountain Road | 8020 | Open |
| Grade Creek | 8200 | Impassable due to multiple slides, use at own risk. |
| Joe Creek | 8210 | Open |
| Holden Road | 8301 | Closed starting at and including the Lucerne commercial dock and continues up to the road terminus. Closure limits access to Holden Ballpark Campground. |
| Slide Ridge | 8410 | Open |
Conditions are not known on all open roads. Please be prepared for winter conditions, including muddy roads and/or snow and be ready to turnaround.
Road Name | Road Number | Status/Condition as of June 5, 2026 |
| Manastash | 3100 | Open |
| Manastash Divide | 3104 | Open |
| Cow Camp | 3111 | Open |
| Walter Springs | 3111 115 | Open |
| Tamarack Springs | 3120 | Open |
| Taneum | 3300 | Open |
| Gnat Flat | 3330 | Open |
| South Cle Elum Ridge / Peoh Point | 3350 | Open |
| Reecer Creek | 3500 | Open |
| Pole Patch | 3507 | Open |
| Cabin Creek | 4100 | Closed from Easton but open from Stampede Pass. The bridge collapsed and the road is closed at Cole Creek. |
| Bear Creek | 4305 | Open |
| French Cabin Creek | 4308 | Open |
| West Lake | 4310 | Open French Cabin Creek Bridge is CLOSED. The closure starts at the beginning of the bridge crossing French Cabin Creek on Road 4310. Access is limited to pedestrian, bicycle, and motorized traffic no greater than 800 pounds. This closure is for the bridge only but effectively limits access beyond the bridge closure for motorized traffic greater than 800 pounds. |
| Thorp Creek | 4312 | Open |
| Little Salmon La Sac | 4315 | Open |
| Fish Lake | 4330 | Open *High clearance vehicles required to pass Scatter Creek ford |
| Spex Arth / Woods and Steele | 4510 | Open |
| Cooper Lake | 4600 | Open |
| East Kachess | 4818 | Open |
| Amabilis | 4822 | Open |
| Cascade | 4826 | Open |
| West Kachess | 4828 | Open |
| Keechelus Frontage/Gold Creek | 4832 | Open |
| Box Canyon Creek | 4930 | Open |
| Keechelus Ridge | 4934 | Open |
| Gale Creek | 4948 | Open |
| Kachess | 49 | Open |
| Stampede Pass | 5400 | Open. (*5483 Meadow Creek closed due to landslide) |
| Lost Lake / Yakima Pass | 5480 | Open |
| Scotty Creek | 7324 | Open |
| Cold Creek | 9070 | Open |
| Jungle Creek | 9701 | Open |
| Red Top | 9702 | Open |
| Stafford Creek | 9703 | Open |
| Standup Creek | 9703-112 | Open |
| Durst Creek | 9705 | Open |
| Hurley Creek | 9711 | Open |
| Liberty Beehive Lion Gulch Segment | 9712 | Open |
| Beehive Table Mountain access | 9712 | Open |
| Iron Creek | 9714 | Open |
| Old Blewett | 9715/7320 | Open |
| Swauk Meadows | 9716 | Open |
| Deer Gulch | 9726 | Open |
| Cougar Gulch | 9718 | Open |
| North Fork Teanaway | 9737 | Open; (*9737-112 closed – Labor Mountain Fire Closure) |
Conditions are not known on all open roads. Please be prepared for winter conditions, including muddy roads and/or snow and be ready to turnaround.
Road Name | Road Number | Status/Condition as of June 3, 2026 |
| Entiat River Road | 5100 | Open to Three Creeks CG (with limited access to Cottonwood CG/Entiat River TH), due to slide 1/4 mi. from road end. Temporary road available for high clearance, no trailers. Trailer turn-around is Silver Falls. |
| Mills Canyon Road/Entiat Ridge | 5200 | Open, conditions unknown |
| Dinkelman | 5210 | Open, conditions unknown |
| Mud Creek | 5300 | Open |
| Steliko | 5310 | Open |
| Preston Creek | 5501 | Closed from the junction with the Entiat River Road due to storm damage. Not likely to reopen in 2026. |
| Tommy Creek | 5605 | Open |
| North Fork Road | 5606 | Open |
| Duncan Hill | 5608 | Open to the trailhead. |
| Tyee | 5700 | Open |
| Tillicum Creek | 5800 | Open |
| Shady Pass Road | 5900 | Impassable due to snow. Likely to be fully open in mid-June. |
| Big Hill Road | 5900-112 | Conditions unknown |
| Oklahoma Gulch Road | County Road #63 | Open |
| Pope Creek | 5901 | Closed |
Conditions are not known on all open roads. Please be prepared for spring-melt out conditions, including muddy roads and/or snow. Also be aware that additional road damage from December 2025 weather events may not have been located or reported yet (see closure order). *Note-“OPEN” does not mean the road is always accessible as snow or other debris can block access. Most roads with seasonal closures for non-motorized hunting or winter recreation routes are now OPEN. Call the Methow Valley District office at 509-996-4000 for current road conditions.
| Road Name | Road Number | Status/Conditions as of June 2, 2026 |
| Alder Creek /Look-out Mtn. | 1065-250 | CLOSED to motorized use Oct. 1 – March 31 for non-motorized hunting. |
| State Route Highway | 153 | WSDOT |
| North Cascade Highway State Route 20 (west to Washington & Rainy Passes) | 20 | WSDOT |
State Route 20 (east of Twisp to Loup Loup Pass) | 20 | WSDOT |
| Boulder | 37 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| Black Canyon | 4010 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| South Summit | 4100 | Open |
| Benson Creek | 4150 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| North Summit | 42 | Open |
| South Beaver | 4225 | Open |
| Buttermilk Libby (Buttermilk portion) | 43 | Open |
| Buttermilk/Libby (Libby portion) | 43 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| Poorman Creek | 4300-300 | OPEN. Not recommended for trailers. |
| South Fork Gold Creek | 4330 | Open |
| Twisp River | 44 | Open |
| Coal Rader/Thompson | 4410 | Open |
| Little Bridge Creek | 4415 | CLOSED from the junction with an unnamed spur road at mile marker 5.38 to its terminus due to storm damage. |
| South Twisp River | 4420 | Open |
| Twisp River Road | 4435 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| Twisp River Road | 4440 | OPEN. Road has several washouts that are not recommended for trailers or low clearance vehicles. All vehicles should use caution and proceed at their own risk. |
| Lime Creek Road | 4400-100 | CLOSED from the junction with the FSR 4400-075 to its terminus due to storm damage. |
| West Twisp River | 4430 | CLOSED from the junction with 4430-100 (War Creek) to the junction with 4430-200 (Williams Creek). Trailhead currently inaccessible due to road washout. No identified time for repairs. It's possible to access this site on foot or horseback. |
| War Creek Road | 4300-100 | CLOSED- inaccessible due to storm damage. |
| Reynolds Road | 4435 | CLOSED from the junction with 4435-015 (Reynolds Trailhead) to its terminus due to storm damage. |
| West Chewuch | 5100 and 5160 | CLOSED to wheeled vehicles Dec 1- April 1 as the road becomes a winter recreation route. |
| Eightmile | 5130 | Open |
| Cub Creek/Goat Creek | 5200 | Open |
| Harts Pass | 5400 | CLOSED from the junction with FSR 5400-015 (Monument Creek Trailhead) to its terminus due to storm damage. Closed to trailers during the summer. |
Information will be provided soon.
Conditions are not known on all open roads. Please be prepared for winter conditions, including muddy roads and/or snow and be ready to turnaround.
| Road Name | Road Number | Status/Condition as of May 14, 2025 |
| South Fork Tieton | 1000 | Open |
| Tieton Reservoir Road | 1200 | Open (*Note- there is a closed area on the 1200 road for a planned BOR project. No FS roads affected but thru travel is not possible. Closed between 1203 and 1000 rd). |
| Jumpoff Road | 1302 | Open |
| Soup Creek | 1305 | Open |
| Wildcat | 1306 | Closed due to an old washout. |
| Indian Creek | 1308 | Open |
| Oak Creek | 1400 | Open (until Washington State closes the gate in mid-December). |
| Bethal Ridge | 1500 | Open |
| McDaniel Lake | 1502 | CLOSED due to bridge damage from storm |
| 1504 | CLOSED due to road damage from storm (landslide or slump) | |
| Nile | 1600 | Open |
| Clemans Mountain | 1700 | Open |
| Bald Mountain | 1701 | Open |
| Rock Creek | 1702 | Open |
| Little Bald | 1706 | Open |
| Halfway Flats | 1709 | Open |
| Bumping River | 1800 | Open until snowmobile season (closed at Bumping Lake Campground) |
| Deep Creek | 1808 | CLOSED due to bridge damage. The bridge, located 3.6 miles from the intersection of Bumping River Road and Deep Creek Road, is impassable. Updated 1/9/2026. |
| Little Naches | 1900 | Open until snowmobile season starts (closed at Road 1904 sno-park). |
| 1914-787 | CLOSED Road due to storm damage, landslide or slump |
Road Name and Number | Road Number | Status/Condition as of May 29, 2026 |
| Beehive Road | 9712 | Open to Beehive Lake, unknown conditions beyond |
| Chiwawa River Road | 6200 | CLOSED beyond Atkinson Campground to end of road at Trinity. Chiwawa Road is impassable due to downed trees at Grouse Creek Campground, washout of the road up near Trinity, and exposed culverts. Unlikely to reopen in summer of 2026. |
| Phelps Creek Road | 6211 | Unknown conditions, beyond the closure point of the 6200 road. |
| White River Road | 6400 | Washed out in several places, sink holes in the road and washout exposed culverts |
| Little Wenatchee Road | 6500 | Closed, gated due to road wash out and exposed/clogged culverts, many downed trees. |
| Smithbrook / Rainy Creek Road | 6700 | CLOSED. Road extremely unstable and impassable. Downhill side of the road is sluffed off. |
| White Pine Road | 6950 | Washed out at the bridge, and the concrete foundation is exposed (2' down). |
| Mission Creek Road | 7100 | Closed to vehicles at gate up to road junction with Devil's Gulch Trailhead. You can access trail at Number 2 Canyon. Walk-in ok. |
| Number Two Canyon Road | 7101 | Open |
| Icicle Road | 7600 | Multiple landslides across the road, clogged culverts adding to washouts. Beginning near Eightmile, Ida and Johnny Creek Campgrounds covered in several feed of debris from slide. |
Eightmile Road (Eightmile/Stuart Lake Trailhead) | 7601 | Open |
| Ranger Road | 7701 | Open to Top Creek |
Weather and Avalanche Danger
During winter and spring months, make sure to check avalanche danger through the Northwest Avalanche Center. Visit the National Weather Service and enter the location closest to your planned activities to get the best information. Pay attention to the elevation of the forecast area you select, as higher elevation areas can have much different conditions than surrounding valleys.