Downie Creek Road is a well-maintained easy trail that runs through Crown Land. Any 2WD with high clearance can handle this forest service road. Most of the road is tree-lined. The trail runs along Downie Creek. Several bridges cross the creek. Depending on where you’re from, this might be considered a river. The water in the creek is almost white from all the sediment from the glacier runoff. Near the trail's end, there are incredible cascading waterfalls down the sides of Carnes Peak and the surrounding mountains.