Mazama Park via Ridley Creek — Friday, Sep. 1, 2023

I was surprised how good the road was. I expected worse. Plenty of potholes, but passable in most any sedan. No worse than many other similar roads in the region. We were the only car at the trailhead around 8:30, and only two more when we left that afternoon. Trail is in good condition with some work done in the last few weeks. Only a couple fallen trees across trail. A little overgrowth on the trail which made for some wet pant legs from plants holding the rain from the night before. We went all the way to the lookout at Park Butte and back. Few other hikers. Plenty of people at the lookout from the Hwy 20 side. GPS had us just over 9 miles and 3,100 of total elevation gain for the there-and-back.