Hank Checking out the Chimney from the Old Resort at Big4
Where are the Big4 Ice Caves?
We are early risers so we arrived at the end of the plowed road at the Deer Creek Campground at about 9:30 am on New Years Day. And it was a good thing, too! There were only a handful of other vehicles parked and we set off along the compact snow on the road and since there was no one around, Hank and Tim got some off-leash time to be silly in the snow.
We made good progress and within a couple of hours arrived at the Big 4 Picnic area and sat down to enjoy some lunch in the picnic shelter before heading up the trail to the ice caves.
Hank wore a backpack and carried in water for himself and Tim.
We were joined for lunch by some tame Steller's Jays hoping for a hand-out.
We leashed the dogs up before continuing up the trail to the ice caves. The trail was well-worn compacted snow that was easy to follow but somewhat narrow. We encountered several other people with dogs along the trail - all friendly and courteous about controlling/leashing their dogs when they encountered others.
On the way out, many more people had arrived and actually it was quite a zoo! Lots of dogs, small children with sleds. Not all of the people with dogs had them on leashes or even under good control and some people with children had obviously not taught them to be cautious about approaching dogs. We had several children run up to pet the dogs without asking if it was ok or even showing any caution. So it is a great dog-friendly snowshoeing trip destination, but my tip would be to get out early before the throngs of people arrive and I'm sure weekdays would be much better than New Years Day or a weekend.
Hank, Me and Tim at Big 4
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