Teanaway Road

[Ron Mexico]

Still passable? If so, high clearance needed?

[wolfs]

I just called the Cle Elum RS about that. The ranger on duty was not definitive, could not say whether the NF teanaway road was open or closed or what its condition was. Factors to consider are:

1) Sometimes this road becomes or is 'closed to WHEELED vehicles' by virtue only of putting a sawhorse with that signage across the road at 29 pines. This sometimes happens/exists despite obvious bare dirtroad stretch all through that prairie area before Stafford Ck, that not even the most Busch-supercharged biler would be willing to negotiate at that time. There is no actual gate there.

2) Ranger stated that snow depth on ground at 29 Pines was reported as 12", but date of that report unknown.

3) The Jungle Ck road, which is the other road that veers left from there, IS closed (though again probably just w a sawhorse).

 

I myself might bring my mtn bike (is that a wheeled vehicle??) just as a plan C.

[Ron Mexico]

Nice.

[Layback]

We were there yesterday. Unless you have a vehicle with about 18" of clearance or more, you'd better bring your snowmobile.

[spicoli11]

Hey Layback...closed at 21 pines i'd imagine?????

[Layback]

That would be the place. My Ford Escape (small SUV) was bottoming out. A jacked-up Jeep (or equivalent) could probably still make it. Probably not a smart idea to try it without another vehicle there to pull you out though.