Hiked the entirety of the North Fork Sauk River Trail on Saturday 10/14/23. The trail was in great shape with a lot of very interesting mushrooms along the lower elevation part of the trail. Views are great leading up to the intersection with the PCT. The PCT southbound from here was still marked as closed. The Mackinaw shelter is no longer standing but there are some cool campsites at that location near the river. There are a good amount of rusty nails around where the cabin stood - something to be aware of if hiking with a dog.
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road rough but passableBugs
No bugsSnow
Snow free
Comments
Yes--the old shelter. When I was on the trail last year to climb Glacier my party spoke with a guy leading a horse team while we were camped at Mackinaw. He said the shelter collapsed in 2018. I remember using it in 2016 (just for cooking) while camped there in the pouring rain.
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BlueGoat on Oct 16, 2023 12:43 PM