Trail Overview

This is the perfect getaway! This trail is a steady climb on loose gravel for most of the trip. There are no real "obstacles" for the 4WD enthusiast, but there are fallen trees, low overhanging trees, rock slides, and washed-out trenches in the trail. For the most part, this can be done with a high clearance 2WD vehicle with good tires or some AWD vehicles. Numerous rock slide areas with sharp shale rock can cut your tires. You will find multiple pull-outs and camp spots with rock-lined fire pits made along the route, but 3 great spots stand out and are marked with waypoints. The trail follows along a ledge, with a very steep, long drop-off! You can't see most of it through the thick trees, but it may make some people a little squeamish. The trail is closed in the winter, and there's no cell service on the route.

Photos of Dry Copper Creek Road/FS 2451-100

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Difficulty

Due to the overgrowth of a large portion of the trail, there are narrow areas with poor visibility. The trail was mapped in the spring while there was still snow and some downed trees.

Technical Rating

nicholas johnson

Jul 30, 2025

Open

B Fish

Jun 16, 2025

Open

Trail was nice and straightforward. Washouts might require a vehicle with moderate clearance but a stock Tacoma could handle this trail. Included in the photos is the largest "whoop" I found, and a pic of how narrow the route gets (heads up, momma nature is gonna touch your paint). There were several trees down accros the road that have since been cut and one section of shale washout with sharp rocks. I took the left fork and found a decently large, circular camping area surrounded by trees. No view from here but it was quaint and secluded.

joseph white

Jul 13, 2024

Open

I was at first skeptical on this trail however once we had hit the dirt roads I had no problem traversing this trail with my 4×4 stock 1998 honda crv, lots of wildlife, and absolutely peacefully. WARNING there is alot of wildlife as there was a bull moose mating call within 1/4 Mile of our camp. Other than that amazing scenery, no polution or sounds of human life. true get away, no service but thanks to this app we were confident on us not getting lost even in offline mode. 9/10 would recommend this trail for beginner dispersed campers , also not pass required!!!!