Three trailheads, all off Icicle Road west of Leavenworth. Snow Lakes is 4.3 miles up the road. Stuart Lake and Eightmile are up Eightmile Road, FSR 7601. Closures, WSDOT cameras on US 2 and US 97, and wildfires within 14 miles sit under the map.
Every camera in the feed within 14 miles. Tap one to load its latest frame. Park camera frames are large, about 1.5 MB each.
Road-surface and pass reports within 14 miles, as WSDOT posts them, plus weather alerts.
Closures, crashes and hazards within 14 miles, from WSDOT. Full closures are marked in red.
Work zones and lane restrictions within 14 miles.
Active fires within 14 miles, from the national NIFC feed, nearest first. Prescribed burns are marked.
What the Forest Service says about each road and trailhead, as of the dates given. Road status can change after them. Read the orders themselves before you drive.
Forest Order 06-17-07-2026-11 closes Forest Road 7600, Icicle Road, "starting in Sec. 1, T. 24 N., R. 15 E and continues to the end." It runs May 20, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The forest's road table, as of September 3, 2026, describes the damage as beginning near Eightmile and lists Eightmile Road 7601 to the Stuart Lake Trailhead as open. The order names neither trailhead. MileCheck last re-read the order on October 1, 2026. This is not a live feed, so road status can change after that date. Read the order.
From Leavenworth, Icicle Road about 8.5 miles, left on Eightmile Road, stay right on FSR 7601 and follow it about 4 miles. The Forest Service says the road is steep and becomes washboarded, recommends high clearance and 4x4 if possible, and closes FSR 7601 to vehicles each winter. Start of the Colchuck Lake and Stuart Lake day hikes and the west end of the traverse.
Icicle Road for 4.3 miles from Leavenworth, below the Eightmile turnoff. Vault toilets. The east end of the traverse.
Parking needs a Northwest Forest Pass, an America the Beautiful pass, or the $5 day pass. From May 15 through October 31 a day-use permit is free and self-issued at the trailhead. Camping in the permit area needs an overnight permit from recreation.gov. The lots fill. Carpool or get dropped off.
The cameras and alerts above are the view before you leave town. In the MileCheck app your exact mile marker on US 2 and the nearest camera follow you to Leavenworth, hands-free on CarPlay and Android Auto, and the mile marker works without a signal. For the trail itself, the Enchantments Traverse Planner works with no signal in the core.
The storm-damage order closes FSR 7600 from a point it gives by section, township and range to the end of the road. The Forest Service road table, as of September 3, 2026, lists Eightmile Road 7601 to the Stuart Lake Trailhead as open, and Snow Lakes Trailhead is at mile 4.3, below the Eightmile turnoff. The order names neither trailhead. Check the forest alerts page before you drive.
The Forest Service recommends it. FSR 7601 is steep and becomes washboarded, and the page says 4x4 if possible.
Snow Lakes Trailhead is 4.3 miles up Icicle Road. Stuart Lake Trailhead is about 8.5 miles up Icicle Road, then about 4 miles up FSR 7601.
A Northwest Forest Pass, an America the Beautiful pass, or the $5 day pass. The day-use wilderness permit is separate, free and self-issued at the trailhead May 15 through October 31.
Wildfires within 14 miles show on the map above, from the national NIFC feed. Fire closures are separate Forest Service orders. The wildfire map covers the rest of the state.
MileCheck shows your exact mile marker in real time on US 2 and US 97, plus the nearest camera and any alert on your route. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto. The mile marker works without a signal.
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