Status of Nahatlatch FSR?

[ekul246]

I see that some of the rec sites at the beginning of the FSR out of Boston Bar are closed due to flooding. Is the main FSR accessible?

[clarked]

District website says pickup access only to 14.5, no access past that point.

[MattW]

I believe the FSR is very washed out at 14.5 km, like several hundred meters of the road are gone. I'm planning to overfly it at some point next week, I'll report back if I do.

[ekul246]

I believe the FSR is very washed out at 14.5 km, like several hundred meters of the road are gone. I'm planning to overfly it at some point next week, I'll report back if I do.
Did you happen to do that fly over?

[dropinvancouver]

went there last weekend, the road is gone just right at the point where it pass the sign of Nahatlatch provincial park. The park still has couple of camp sites available, and less than 100 meters, the road is cut off and a big river crossing ahead. No way to proceed.

[backstrap]

That’s too bad, what a valley that is. I had the pleasure of working in the back end in the early 2000’s. We built the last 3km of road from 83-86km. Took us 2 weeks to open the road up enough to get a truck back there and that was on a good year. I’d be surprised if we ever make it back that far again. Hopefully they can open it up too 42km so people can check out grizzly falls, that’s as cool of a spot as any.

thanks for the road reports.

[Liptugger]

So, is it blocked before the lakes?

[7mmWSM]

Yes it's blocked before the lakes (at Log Creek). No way through. We have a cabin and have been walking around the washout and hiking in to the cabin (about 5km).

[twoSevenO]

That’s too bad, what a valley that is. I had the pleasure of working in the back end in the early 2000’s. We built the last 3km of road from 83-86km. Took us 2 weeks to open the road up enough to get a truck back there and that was on a good year. I’d be surprised if we ever make it back that far again. Hopefully they can open it up too 42km so people can check out grizzly falls, that’s as cool of a spot as any.

thanks for the road reports.

You should post some stories of working there! I just read a wonderful story about a logging operation out of port Douglas on Facebook of all places. The crew worked the north end of Harrison lake for a few years and had some good stories written up about the work and conditions and how the camp was run ... was a great read.

I'd love to hear more about what you saw and did in that area - it's always great to hear from those first building roads or trails into a new area!

[tundraman]

My first few trips up nahatlatch was about 40 years ago and we crossed the Fraser by the cable tram/car. It was a very narrow road up there at that time. Mushroom picking was very good. I would have liked to see Grizzly Falls during the big rains last November. They are a nice sight with low water, could only imagine what it was like then.

[browningboy]

That’s too bad, what a valley that is. I had the pleasure of working in the back end in the early 2000’s. We built the last 3km of road from 83-86km. Took us 2 weeks to open the road up enough to get a truck back there and that was on a good year. I’d be surprised if we ever make it back that far again. Hopefully they can open it up too 42km so people can check out grizzly falls, that’s as cool of a spot as any.

thanks for the road reports.

Was Al and Elizabeth running the camp? My buddy used to own a place at Hannah Lake and had many memories up there, best spot was the sand bar at km 42 roughly, there’s a cable car that goes across the River on the southern are of the sand bar

[ekul246]

What about access from Harrison?

[driveby]

What about access from Harrison?

There's around 8 feet of snow currently up there. I saw pictures in a 4x4 group on FB of a few guys in their built jeeps who couldn't make it through yet.

[ekul246]

There's around 8 feet of snow currently up there. I saw pictures in a 4x4 group on FB of a few guys in their built jeeps who couldn't make it through yet.
What? 8ft of snow?! That’s insane

[bangbangkhan]

hello,

Planning on doing the Harrison East FSR to Boston Bar route next week, wondering if anyone has been there recently? I saw on the Chilliwack site that Kookipi FSR had some rock fall. any cool spot to camp overnight?

"Vehicle access beyond 3.0 km is not recommended due to rock falls on road. The rockslide is usually an annual event occurring during the spring freshet. Spoil site approximately at 6 km.

[Kos]

hello,

Planning on doing the Harrison East FSR to Boston Bar route next week, wondering if anyone has been there recently? I saw on the Chilliwack site that Kookipi FSR had some rock fall. any cool spot to camp overnight?

"Vehicle access beyond 3.0 km is not recommended due to rock falls on road. The rockslide is usually an annual event occurring during the spring freshet. Spoil site approximately at 6 km.


I was up the Harrison east a month or so back, went up to around 50km and the road was perfectly fine, passed that I don’t know what the road conditions are, there’s a few campsites along the road, shouldn’t be a problem to find a spot just keep driving till you see a spot you like.

[MattW]

Did you happen to do that fly over?

Didn't end up going that way yet. Sorry. I'm still hoping to take a look though.

[Robert_G]

Unless something has changed very recently, Kookipi FSR is completely impassable in multiple spots.

[bangbangkhan]

Yeah seems like I might it be able to do the loop but I will still go and explore some new country.

[walker1985]

Interested to see the outcome. Always wanted to try this but too worried I might destroy my stock 4runner. Good luck ��

[MattW]

Usually, in the summer, East Harrison, up Shovel Creek and down Kookipi to Nahatlatch is a pretty easy 2wd FSR route. This year though will be entirely different and we won't know the full extent of that until all the snow is off.

[ekul246]

Any update on access through North Bend?

[DannyO]

A quick Instagram search shows piles of pictures of people at the lake in 2021 and 2022.. so I imagine it’s very accessible from on side or another

[tubby]

Is the road open past the campground yet?

[browningboy]

East Harrison to Kookipee was a great drive in the summer! Did they ever fix the large washout?

[shortrange]

Anyone been up to Nahatlatch Park recently? I was hoping to go to Grizzly Falls, but the park website says permanently closed due to wildfires and road washout.

[sako79]

My first few trips up nahatlatch was about 40 years ago and we crossed the Fraser by the cable tram/car. It was a very narrow road up there at that time. Mushroom picking was very good. I would have liked to see Grizzly Falls during the big rains last November. They are a nice sight with low water, could only imagine what it was like then.

I'm planning this weekend to go and visit. Grizzly falls for the first time myself

[stoneramhunter]

I'm planning this weekend to go and visit. Grizzly falls for the first time myself

hmmm I've never heard of this area looked it up on google and it looks very interesting and i think i will add it to an area to explore myself. \if you manage to get in looking forward to photos

[sako79]

hmmm I've never heard of this area looked it up on google and it looks very interesting and i think i will add it to an area to explore myself. \if you manage to get in looking forward to photos

Quite a busy area was planning to maybe check out the area and then go bear hunting for the day. Not much snow up there. Apparently, people have been up there this past weekend without issue

[Dour]

It’s a cool place. I’ve been there a few times. When I was hunting. I seen bears. Just the wrong kind Haha. It’s beautiful. Bring a fishing rod the bridge to jump over to hit the falls. Used to have a nice pool under it

[shortrange]

I went there and there are four washouts between km21 and km31 that are pretty bad. My F250 made it through, but only because of 4WD Low...It's badly burnt near Grizzly Falls.

[MichelD]

I found the place way too grown in to be of any use hunting the last time I looked, though I was able to go all the way to the summit of Log Creek FSR when i was last there 20 years ago. I'm sure the road is grown in and the bridge out now though, unless they repaire dit all for fire reasons. Lots of griz sign. In fact I found an abandoned quad in a deep alpine bowl they couldn't get back out of with the seat all chewed up by bars and I'll betcha $100 it wasn't black ones!