We did a roadtrip visiting and stay in 7 different fire lookouts 7 days in a row, bringing our cat along with us. If you want more information about that, find me on YouTube @JoelKalich. Location and Access: We found the hike to be 0.5 miles round trip, not one way. The last 0.5 miles of road is very rough, but otherwise the road was largely well maintained with one slight drainage washout. My lifted Volvo XC70 had no issues, and I imagine a stock Subaru Outback would not struggle. Anything less capable would struggle with the last half mile. Our cat shockingly walked the entire way up and down to and from the lookout. The trail is steep, of course, we took frequent breaks (for the cat, not for us). The lookout: We had no issues getting into the lookout, the code worked well. The hatch is closable, which is nice for being able to walk all the way around the catwalk. The lookout wasn't the cleanest we'd seen, but it was fine. The main table for cards and whatnot was in good shape and very usable. The beds DO have pads, though they're very minimal, they were the things on the walls of school gyms. We wish this had been more clear, as we would've just roughed it and left our pads in the car. The cooking and eating utensils were plentiful. Other guests have left a few things that were not mentioned in the listing, namely a cooler (bring your own ice), propane canisters, and even some beer! We didn't bring ice, so we begrudgingly left all of the warm beer for the next guests. Our cat did manage to rustle up a mouse, but failed to catch it, even though she had ample opportunity and seemed to be very interested in doing so. We were very disappointing in her, and apologize to future guests on her behalf. The views here were some of the best, though not as secluded as other lookouts on our trip, as we could see a city in the distance. The bathroom was quite a ways from the lookout in distance and elevation, but clean and well stocked with TP, with a great view.

Beautiful spot! Very clean considering remote location and popular use. Not too bad of a hike to get to. We did use the side road to cut hike down but road is very narrow and no good place to turn around, had to back out. We also found a few ticks on us after hiking around lookout in the grass.

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