3S151 Crowley Lake Trail

Fun and beautiful trail. We traveled west to east and enjoyed a mix of topography. The first section was the only part that needed a little effort, otherwise we meandered in 4-high.

The south part of the trail is busy but most folks parked at the first big dip (see photo). That has some big washed out holes and ruts, I wouldn't take a typical Subaru over it for fear of high centering but maybe if you were careful? From there the road was pretty good up to the parking area for the columns. North past that, the road was increasingly overgrown, especially there it goes down to the beach. I'm sure I got a few pinstripes. There was also a sandy climb there. The northernmost section on National Forest Service land needed high clearance just for the high center and low tracks in the road, and had a few melting snow patches and mud, but it's warmed up this week and that will all probably be gone in a few days.

Great beginner trail and but some fun sections. Little snow on trail

The entrance had a steep and down and up challenge, I saw some trucks backing and choosing not to do it. That was actually good keeping traffic near to none !! . After that gate keeper situation the trail was amazing. Keep an eye for a “y” that is not in the map, that take you to the caverns, you need to hike about quarter of a mile down to get there, but if you miss that “y” on the road you will miss the caverns.