Sykes Hot Springs via Pine Ridge Trail

Sean Carroll

Sykes Hot Springs via Pine Ridge Trail

08/27/16

Cool little place to go to and relax. I've crossed the river in the spring time and it wasn't that bad, I do recommend wearing river sandals though when crossing. On the first crossing there are downed trees you can use as a bridge and on the last crossing into the camp ground there's a rope for balance. I recommend when you get to the last river turn left and walk down river, it's towards the hotsprings and good camp grounds. If I remember correctly there are 4 tubs. Please hike out what you hiked in! Every time I go there I hike out a couple bags of trash people leave behind 😭

4.0

Taryn Sandulyak

Sykes Hot Springs via Pine Ridge Trail

04/14/16

We started on Sunday at 10 in the rain, which was perfect for that epic first climb. People were pouring out of the mountain heading home. We hiked all the way to Sykes the first day in about 6 hours with a stop for lunch at Terrace Creek. We found a decent, but not very flat campsite at Sykes. We were so tired by the time we got there, we chose not to keep looking for some of the "better" sites down the river, as the rain had made the river pretty deep. We had planned to stay at Terrace creek the next day but when we stopped for lunch, it seems crowded and busy so we opted for the Barlow Flat campground and we were so happy we did. After a morning soak in the hot spring, we took a leisurely 3 mile hike, enjoyed a beautiful, secluded spot right on the water. The 7 miles back are a bit arduous because of the steep descent, but the views are so worth it. It was great in the spring - all the wild flowers were out but there wasn't much poison oak. I would highly recommend it!

5.0

Keegan Jones

Sykes Hot Springs via Pine Ridge Trail

03/24/16

We went on a Thurs-Sat. Stayed night #1 5 miles in at Terrace Creek then day hiked the 10 mile out and back to Sykes and spent night #2 at Terrace before hiking out at sunrise Sat morning. We avoided the bulk crowds at Sykes and had no problem finding a quiet site at Terrace. And spreading it over two nights allowed us to chill, take our time and not have to worry about the time, or crowds. Definitely recommend going during the week if you can make it happen. The crowd is real. Great trail, super fun, challenging, but would do it again.

5.0