Bronco Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Looks like Terror Basin Cross Country zone is closed to all users along with some of the trailheads along Cascade River: https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/conditions.htm Also a new fire started over the weekend above the Diablo Dam. Might check in with the Marblemount Ranger Station if you have a trip planned. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 also HWY 20 closed both directions at Diablo due to the Sourdough Fire https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/North-Cascade-Hwy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil K Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 It looks showery up there this week. Probably not enough to quench the fires, but certainly helpful. Definitely enough to screw up our hiking plans for the week. 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Looks like the following Cross Country zones are now closed due to the Sourdough Fire. Hope you didn't have the Pickets on your agenda this August or September. Cross-country Zones Sourdough Davis Peak Terror Basin Elephant Butte Luna Challenger Prophet Tapto Lakes Middle Lakes Bear Mountain Depot Spickard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 That seems like an excessively large blanket closure of a huge section of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 Agreed. Good news, HWY 20 is open (for now): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 USFS closed the Blue Lake trailhead and trails due to a new fire close by just this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 oh man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 Washington State Department of Transportation Northwest Region – 1019 Andis Road – Burlington, WA 98233 – 360-757-5999 TRAVEL ADVISORY Aug. 16, 2023 Contact: RB McKeon, communications 360-399-9328 Lauren Loebsack, communications 509-860-0000 SR 20 North Cascades Highway now closed between Newhalem and Silver Star Campground due to Sourdough and Blue Lake wildfires NEWHALEM – The Washington State Department of Transportation in partnership with the Sourdough Fire Incident Northwest Management Team 10 and the U.S. Forest Service have extended the closure along State Route 20/North Cascades Highway from milepost 120 in Newhalem to milepost 171 at the Silver Creek gate, approximately 22 miles west of Winthrop due to the Sourdough Fire and Blue Lake Fire. The National Park Service has closed camping, trailheads, overlooks, pullouts and other recreation east of Newhalem due to fire activity. There is no access to North Cascades national Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from the Bridge Creek trailhead or via Blue Lake, Maple Pass or Twisp Pass. There are no reroutes for the Pacific Crest Trail at this time. Additional details about trail, area and camp closures are available on the North Cascades National Park Service complex website and the U.S. Forest Service alerts website. During the closure of SR 20, people can use I-90, US 2 and 12 for east-west travel across the state. WSDOT crews will continue to partner with Incident Managment Teams responding to both fires. Road closure information is posted in the WSDOT real-time travel center and @wsdot_north and @wsdot_east on X/Twitter and updates will be provided as available. The Sourdough Fire started with a lightning strike on July 29 near Diablo in the steep and rugged terrain of Ross Lake National Recreation Area. The Blue Lake Fire began on Aug. 15, approximately 20 miles west of Winthrop on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. A cause has not determined at this time. Sections of SR 20 have been closed since Friday, Aug. 4. Hyperlinks within the release: Sourdough Fire: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/warlp-sourdough-fire Blue Lake Fire: www.facebook.com/OkaWenNF North Cascades National Park Service Complex website: www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/fire-closures.htm U.S. Forest Service alerts website: www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/okawen/alerts-notices Real-time travel center: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/ @wsdot_north: twitter.com/wsdot_north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 HWY 20 is open with a pilot car between Rainy Pass and Blue Lake Trailhead. It looks like most NCNP and USFS is closed between Newhalem on the West and Silver Star Creek on the East. fseprd1132480.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Closed again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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