Oldman River Road current conditions?

[teberle]

Has anyone been up the Oldman River road in 402 this spring? I'm planning a bit of a trip into the Beehive area and wondering how passable the road will be, especially given all the rain recently.

Thanks

[Doc D]

I know the Dutch Creek road was awful this past month.

[gs100bert]

Drove up to the forest helicopter pad north of the gap roads good lots of people,random campers and fishermen.

[teberle]

Originally Posted by gs100bert

Drove up to the forest helicopter pad north of the gap roads good lots of people,random campers and fishermen.

Thanks

[James F]

Is Old Man River Road a “Shared Use Road” like Dutch Creek Road to the South?

[CNP]

Originally Posted by James F

Is Old Man River Road a “Shared Use Road” like Dutch Creek Road to the South?

I have no idea what you mean by "Shared Use Road". Here is what you do on Livingstone PLUZ road/trails...


https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/56a9...referenced.pdf

[dalewig]

Road is in good shape , hiked into the beehive area yesterday , damn beautiful area up there !!

[James F]

Thanks for the replies...

I am familiar with the Livingston PLUZ. Out of date but very handy.

The Dutch Creek Road, as indicated on the PLUZ map, is for on-highway registered vehicles only. However, the present signage indicates “shared use” which includes off-highway vehicles.

I was wondering if perhaps the Old Man river road has a similar sign indicating shared use?

Would like to know for planning purposes.

[teberle]

Originally Posted by dalewig

Road is in good shape , hiked into the beehive area yesterday , damn beautiful area up there !!

Good to hear, thanks for the info. So did you wade through the oldman river to get into beehive? How high/fast was it?

[Jjolg123]

hows the coal exploration activity by the campground they still working away?

[dalewig]

Originally Posted by teberle

Good to hear, thanks for the info. So did you wade through the oldman river to get into beehive? How high/fast was it?

Yah the start of the trail is just a random camping spot , no signage, I suggest looking on some hiking online reports that show where it starts. Crossing the oldman wasn’t to bad , though darn cold as expected , bringing some crocs for crossing can be nice.

[cttonner]

Wondering if anyone has been out that way in 2021. Curious how far I can get down the road with my truck.