3 Posted By: BillMiddlebrook Info: With all of the summer hassle related to the Quandary and McCullough Gulch trailheads, this unmarked trailhead is accessible by vehicle all summer, without a fee. It requires easy 4WD/AWD and there are several pull-offs and marked camp spots along FR 852, after you leave the 851 road. | ||||
Posted By: Thevirtualsherpa Info: Just posting this as an FYI since I had no idea: this TH does not require a fee or reservation. Doable with an AWD until the last 50-100 yards. If you are doing pacific east though, just park in the middle and save yourself mileage on the end. | ||||
Posted By: MC.Ikema Info: From the 2WD drive split, there are some nice parking/camping pull outs down by the creek crossing. Once you climb away from the creek and hit the left turn to go up to the TH, the road narrows. If I had to guess, the road from the Y split is probably a 3/6 rating. | ||||
Posted By: jmctigue Info: 2WD road to fork. The right hand fork that takes you down towards North McCullough Gulch TH is pretty rough in places. I parked just after the creek a few hundred yards before the Wheeler Trail (where the road makes a sharp left turn and becomes rougher and narrower). Outback managed ok. | ||||
Posted By: WildWanderer Info: Gate was closed when I arrived, open when I hiked out. 2WD dirt road open and clear to trailhead. After parking area theres minor water runoff and avy debris on road, but nothing that will impact your hike. | ||||
Posted By: E_A_Marcus_949 Info: Subaru Legacy easily made it to fork for standard McCullough Gulch and North McCullough Gulch. Normal washboarding, as expected on a dirt road. Past the fork headed to North TH, a few boulders and potholes made it more difficult...with very slow, careful maneuvering made it a bit farther. Could only make it as far as the creek (right past a large pullout area). Toyota Highlander made it all the way to the 11,050’ TH, though. Potholes, large boulders sticking up, and dips in the road. | ||||
Posted By: emgordon Info: Overall rough road, gets much worse after low point and Wheeler Trail junction. To get all the way to parking area, high clearance and careful driving in low gear or 4wd suggested. |
