I had a great time this weekend. This new park has a lot of great things going for it - primarily the remoteness and spectacular views. Most of the trail miles we did were mild to moderate in difficulty level (think 1-2 on scale of 5). Their trail maps only show three ratings blue diamond for mild, black diamond for medium and double black diamond for hard. We did find some good rocky stuff and there is a challenge area at the top of one peak called the Bowl which has several steep slabs and large ledges. A huge rock garden can be found along the Rocky Road trail and is completely optional - it reminded me of Upper (or was is Lower) 2 in the fact that it was a large boulder field that went up a pretty good incline. It pops out back onto the main trail and you just loop back down again. @Sputnik40 had a grand time running his 40 up it.
The main access roads are mostly rough gravel with a few dips here and there. The elevation changes are pretty drastic even on the mild trails, so you'll feel more challenged than what appears on the map. The main road from the check-in trailer to camp (as Marshall pointed out) is pretty harrowing as it ascends rapidly and switches back and forth up the mountain pass. There's no way to get a flatbed trailer up there safely at this time. Luckily we didn't have to pass any oncoming traffic on this road.
Our campground area was particularly unexpected after climbing the mountain trails to get there. It was a lush field of grass and just beyond the tree line was Snowbird Creek that cuts through the entire park from west to east. The trees provide a bit of shade and in some spots you can tuck your tent or vehicle back up into the shady areas.
There are several waterfalls throughout the park and we visited two of them Lil Snowbird Falls and Mulky Falls. Buzzard's Roost is the premier overlook point that is accessible by vehicle and a short 100yd walk out onto a large sandstone outcropping where you'll get a 180* view of the mountains to the south of the park.
Here are a few of my pictures.
The main access roads are mostly rough gravel with a few dips here and there. The elevation changes are pretty drastic even on the mild trails, so you'll feel more challenged than what appears on the map. The main road from the check-in trailer to camp (as Marshall pointed out) is pretty harrowing as it ascends rapidly and switches back and forth up the mountain pass. There's no way to get a flatbed trailer up there safely at this time. Luckily we didn't have to pass any oncoming traffic on this road.
Our campground area was particularly unexpected after climbing the mountain trails to get there. It was a lush field of grass and just beyond the tree line was Snowbird Creek that cuts through the entire park from west to east. The trees provide a bit of shade and in some spots you can tuck your tent or vehicle back up into the shady areas.
There are several waterfalls throughout the park and we visited two of them Lil Snowbird Falls and Mulky Falls. Buzzard's Roost is the premier overlook point that is accessible by vehicle and a short 100yd walk out onto a large sandstone outcropping where you'll get a 180* view of the mountains to the south of the park.
Here are a few of my pictures.
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