One great thing about Backpackers is that as a group they do a lot of planning and like to share with the backpacking community what they learned and what people should know about any given area that they travelled to. In my area the app AllTrails does a good job of providing informative information to people. That said, the National Forest Service website really is awful. Worst than awful actually. I decided to document my research here in July 2025. I hope some might find it useful.