Typically we park just inside the White River entrance in the small parking lot. We ride out of the park and up Cayuse Pass. From there I’ve ridden part of the way or all the way to the Steven’s Canyon entrance, then back up Cayuse and up to Chinook Pass. Then back to the White River entrance and up to Sunrise. Then it’s mostly downhill back to the car. You can add or subtract miles. A friend used to include the climb up to Crystal and go all the way to Paradise when he was training for RAMROD.
We’ve also parked at the Steven’s Canyon entrance and done the out and back to Paradise. A couple of years ago we rented a cabin at the Copper Creek in Ashford to get an early start to ride up to Paradise from that side.
As long as you don’t mind out and back rides you can make the rides as long or short as you want and there’s climbing galore. The scenery is great and most of the roads are in good shape but traffic can be horrible if you pick the wrong day or time.
Last edited by busygizmo; 09-01-21 at 11:18 PM.