Short story:

Trail is in good shape except for the washout described in other reports.  Washout isn't bad - about 100 feet total and you will have to carry your bike over one log then under another and climb up a steep bank(see photo).  Dirt road in is a washboard but easy for all vehicles. You can drive your car to within 100 yards of the old parking lot. The 3 O'clock Ridge approach trail is really getting harder and harder to find.  The sign is gone, it's on a downhill section, and it immediately drops into the woods.

Longer story:

This ride takes some commitment because of the drive time (including the 10 miles of washboard dirt road) and the feeling of really being "out there" - no cell coverage at all.  We spent lots of time putting on and taking off layers.  We had all weather from sunny to a little rain.  It was really pretty cold unless we were grunting uphill.

Gold Creek trail is miles and miles of traversing with steep drop offs - great stuff really.  Mostly smooth, no stutter bumps - it's just not ridden too much.  We saw no other riders, no bike rack on any of the cars etc.  I really think we were the only bikers out there Saturday.  We did see a few hikers near the upper end of the Dungeness trail and again when we were getting back to the car. Mushrooms are just starting to blast out of the ground.

Some pictures here:  https://picasaweb.google.com/jackd49/150926DungenessGoldCreek