Lolo Pass Road

The south trail entrance at the pass summit (near the PCT trailhead) was closed with a locked gate.

As of ~8pm 05/30/2022, the gate is closed/locked at Waypoint 8. Unknown if there is also a gate on the south end of the trail. Unknown if the property owner (Chimacum Ridge LLC) will open the gate in the coming weeks as the last few snow fields melt off. The alternate route (Lolo Pass Road NF-1800) is also NOT yet passable due to snow at the higher elevation. Do not attempt to drive thru this "snow" unless you are in a tracked vehicle. Multiple recoveries were required this weekend.

Closed for the season! See you in 2022!

I came from the north after driving Mt Defiance and found that the gate to Lolo pass was closed. The south side is open for 1 mile, but there are signs before the washout saying the trail is closed to vehicles.

I cruised this trail this afternoon. It is clear of snow, and in good shape. The washout is still there, and getting a little deeper. Still doable in a stock truck or SUV, but definitely not for a passenger car/sedan.

Great Saturday drive across an Oregon classic, Lolo Pass! Love the wash out / stream!

Hit this again on the way to Mt. Defiance. As stated in other reviews, the road is not closed despite the sign saying it is at the north entrance to the off pavement stretch. There are several power line roads that are fun to explore and add some variation to the drive. It looks like it may also be fun to poke around up FR 020 at the 11_Fork6 way-point. If anyone explores some of the adjoining forest roads let us know.

Did this a couple of months ago and it was a fun road. The main washout is a challenge and I don't think should be attempted by most cars. I came across some folks in a rental sedan and they wisely decided to turn back! Looking forward to linking this road to a trip up Mt. Defiance soon. I think I've got a fun looking route mapped out. Wish me luck!

Did Lolo Pass today. Great beginner trail. The wash out does provide enough of a challenge that it helps to have a spotter for wheel placement. Easily done in a stock 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4wd. The down side of the trail is all the powerlines taking away from the view.

Excellent views of Mount Hood along this route, even despite power lines being in most of them. Best time of day for the scenery is late afternoon when the sun is to the west lighting up the mountain while its ridge lines cast dark contrasting shadows on the north face. Beautiful! Coming from 26, when we reached the start of the route there was a sign that said road closed one mile ahead. If you have a high ground clearance vehicle you can safely ignore this. The road is not closed. However, there are a couple spots where the road is slightly washed out and there are some uneven ditches to cross. This was easily driven over in my Wrangler in 2WD (Note: There was just a little tire slippage). For a standard ground clearance automobile I would definitely expect scraping of the front bumper and chassis and could see a 2WD car high-sided and stuck. An AWD/4WD car would probably make it, but again with scraping.