Here is the latest on access to Goldmyer as of June 1, 2009. The road is
repaired and the gate is removed to the Taylor River Bridge. However the Taylor
River Bridge still has the embankment washed out on the far side of the bridge
and there is about a 30 to 40 foot gap between the bridge and the embankment at
present. The river is still high enough to make wading the river not a
reasonable alternative although after the river goes down after the spring
runoff it will be possible to either wade the river or cross over a large log
with is upriver a little ways. The best way to access Goldmyer is to go across
the Gateway bridge (at the large parking lot near the Forest Service
campground), hike up the Middle Fork Trail to the Dingford Creek Bridge and then
cross back over that bridge to the road and follow the road and trail up to the
Goldmyer Bridge. All of this is a bit over 10 miles hike or bike ride to
Goldmyer. There are a few people making it in almost every weekend but most of
them are coming in for overnight camping. We still have caretakers.
The Forest Service and Federal Highway Administration are planning on repair of
the bridge, starting in early August and hopefully finishing in a couple of
months or so. However it is going to be a sparse summer. We could sure use some
contributions to get us through this time. See our Facebook page for more up to
date information. Do a search on Goldmyer Hot Springs on Facebook.
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