Well's Creek Road

Total Miles
12.4

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Well's Creek Road
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Trail Overview

This 24.4-mile out-and-back trail runs along Wells Creek and ends at the Cougar Divide Trailhead. This trail has many beautiful views of Mt. Baker and the surrounding canyons. Nooksack Falls is the most popular waterfall along this trail, but there are several other waterfalls to see. The trail is a maintained forest service road and is passable by most 2WD vehicles and any stock AWD or 4WD vehicles.

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Well's Creek Road
Well's Creek Road

Difficulty

Single-vehicle trail with mud holes less than 12" can access this.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Greg Tubbs
Jul 14, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Both gates past the falls are open. Followed the road down to the river past the Wells Creek Trailhead and checked out the waterfall to the left. Great Mt Baker views.
Ken C
Jun 28, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Seasonal Closure
Gate just after bridge still locked
Ryan Duke
Apr 05, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Closed gate right after entrance bridge

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