14/08/2026
Please Respect the Tukino Access Road
The Tukino 4WD Access Road exists primarily to provide access for skiers, club members, volunteers, and emergency services traveling to and from the Tukino Ski Area facilities.
We love sharing Tukino's unique alpine environment and natural beauty with everyone who visits. Unfortunately, the access road has come under increasing pressure in recent years from recreational 4WD use. While the vast majority of visitors treat the road with respect, a small number of drivers do not, creating significant challenges for our facilities, volunteers, and road maintenance efforts.
Every marker post along the road from State Highway 1 has been installed by volunteers, by hand. The section of road beyond the transmission tower is maintained entirely by Tukino volunteers and funded through the Tukino budget, which is increasingly stretched due to declining ski ticket revenue resulting from inconsistent snow seasons.
The Tukino Access Road is our lifeline. When the road is damaged or becomes difficult to navigate our visitors, volunteers, and emergency services may be unable to safely reach the ski area and village. Following the weekend of 9 August, one of our volunteer ski patrollers became stuck while leaving the mountain because the road had been heavily rutted by aggressive 4WD driving.
We ask everyone using the road to please respect our access road, drive responsibly, and help preserve this vital route for all users.
If you would like to support the ongoing maintenance of the road, please consider making a donation; https://donate.stripe.com/4gw9ABeXieXpggg8ww; Every contribution helps us keep the road safe and accessible for the entire Tukino community.
Please respect our road.
