08/26/2020 sih, cvg
Very serene, not a single other person or car. More blowdown, especially first two miles, then in 2018. Some have been partially cleared this season, but still had to do a fair amount of crawling over, under and through. Flowers and huckleberries pretty much gone by late August. Marsh dry. Eight miles round trip by skipping downhill to PCT at Road 58.

Jun 14, 2018 sih, cvg
Very pleasant hike, mostly shade and semi-shade, mature woods but not old growth. Grades benign except for moderate slog up from crossing Salmon River at bridge. Lovely stream for lunch spot. Interesting unusual marsh. Some mosquitos in places but not too bad. Rhododendrons and bear grass in full bloom in mid-June.

Would do again, but turn around at FR 58; continuing on eventually joins PCT, but is steep down and therefore steep back up, and trail goes through fairly uninteresting setting. Map a bit off; we didn't make it to junction when we decided to turn around and head back up.

Only one car at trailhead when we arrived and two cars when we got back, apparently camping at a site nearby. Not a single person on the trail.

Trailhead about forty minutes from Zigzag, last four miles gravel with some potholes.

https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Jackpot_Meadow_Hike

08/24/2020 sih, cvg
Very pleasant easy/moderate walk close to Zigzag. Some people on trail since trailhead is at campsite. Outbound is on trail, return on gravel road (but no people here). DO NOT follow Google Maps to trailhead. Go to Camp Creek Campground to access trailhead. Alternative is to go down Road 32 a short distance and park at closed bridge. There were other trails that did not show up on GaiaGPS that could be explored. Good lunch sites on creek as marked.

08/22/2020 sih, cvg
Very nice walk. First 2 miles a steady climb, but not too bad. Nice variety of flora, excellent view of Hood as you circle around Bald Mtn. Flowers on slope here were spectacular in July, but past in mid-August. Steep spur to summit Bald Mtn worthwhile for view. Not many good lunch spots.
VERY busy on nice Saturday afternoon in August; 50+ cars at trailhead, pass other hikers every few minutes.