Washington State Snowmobile Sno-Parks
Sno-Park: Mineral Springs
Region:
Blewett/I-90 AreaSno-Park: Mineral Springs
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Mineral Springs
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Cle Elum Ranger District
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Icon LegendDirections: 20 miles north of Ellensburg via Highway 97
Elevation: 2,740 ft
30 spaces.
Trails: 1.) 9738 / 9702 / Blue Cr / Red Top
2.) 9712 / Lion Gulch
Trail system 36 miles
No sanitary facilities
No Sno-Park permit required. Staging area, available parking depends on conditions. Trail grooming information is provided as a courtesy.
PLEASE NOTE:
After periods of extreme weather, work crews may be on trails during the day to clear debris or drifts. Please exercise caution.
The Table Mountain Fire area will be open for winter recreation this winter, and main routes will be groomed, except the Naneum meadow road #3530 will only be groomed down to Naneum Meadow. Below there, and up into Howard Creek the area burned extremely hot and there are many unstable snags that are expected to fall during the winter. The 3521 side route will not be groomed. The rest of the area will be open. People should be aware that snags may fall unexpectedly and in greater numbers than usual, especially during a wind. Ride as if there’s a new tree down around every corner!
12/28: Groomed from Blewett Pass to Reecer Creek. Be prepared for sno park not being plowed. Naneum Mdw/3507/Snowshoe/Cougar Gulch.
12/27/12: Groomed from Mineral Springs up Durst Cr. to Lion Gulch up to Haney Mdw back down to Blewett Snowpark back to Lion Gulch down Lion to Liberty and back up to Durst then back to Mineral Springs.
Today grooming will done at Blue/Jack Red top and part of Dicky.
12/20/12: Groomed from Mineral Springs up Durst, Lion Gulch to Haney Mdw yesterday. Several trees down in the burn area. Today going from Mineral Springs over the Teanaway Ridge down Jack Cr. and hopefully up N Fk Teanaway. Cleared 5 small slides in the rock slide area yesterday so be careful and watch the avalanche reports.
12/8/2012: Roads 9738 and 9701 closed. No grooming today. Please check back for updates.
12/2/2012: Due to lack of snow, grooming will not begin this week. Please check back for updates.
2012-2013 GROOMING SCHEDULE:
Thursdays:
Mineral Springs Sno-park, Blue Creek, Jack Creek, and Redtop
Groomer: Cle Elum Ranger District-US Forest Service
REMEMBER:
Grooming reports are updated when trail grooming information is provided. Reports are posted at 9:00 a.m, noon, 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Reports are posted at 8:00am and 10:00am on Saturdays. No updates on Sundays or holidays.
Schedule is subject to change.
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There are more than 120 Sno-Parks (parking lots cleared of snow) available statewide during winter.
Approximately 80 of the Sno-Parks are designated primarily for snowmobiling. Click on the
above map to find Sno-Park locations in specific regions. You will find directions to snowmobile
Sno-Parks and trail reports updated regularly during the winter season.
PLEASE NOTE: Trail grooming information may change without notice due to
snow conditions, temperatures, equipment breakdowns, etc. For more current information, contact the
public agency listed for the Sno-Park where you plan to park. All scheduled grooming occurs at night.
These maps are not intended as trail guides, but are provided as reference/informational
publications only. The trails are not based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS). If you
find incorrect information, please notify the Winter Recreation Program at
winter@parks.wa.gov.
If you would like to report on the condition of a particular Sno-Park you visit, please
print and mail a completed On-Site Evaluation Form
to the Winter Recreation Program at:
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Attn: Winter Recreation Program
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, WA 98504