Needles District is more than Elephant Hill & Bobby's Hole
A few pictures from Salt Creek & Horse Canyon:
http://s902.photobucket.com/user/Cokitty/library/Horse Canyon
This road has been closed or impassable (same thing) for most of the 4 years since we were here last & has become overgrown in a few places.
It NEEDS to be DRIVEN if it is to stay open.
Access is restricted to 8 vehicles per day so it is a good idea to get a reservation from the Back Country Ranger at the Needles District Visitor Center. Also need a $10 per vehicle permit to get the combination to the gate.
Great trail about 13 miles each way with side trips. Also a couple places to walk .3 to .8 miles to more arches, ruins & rock art. We took a full day & only got to half the points of interest.
Most of the road is in sand wash with about a mile in shallow water. The non-Rubicon in our group had no trouble in the water but stuck in the deepest soft sand at 1 spot.
Too bad this road is not in a Charles Wells Guide book, but, 'Canyonlands National Park Favorite Jeep Roads' by David Day has a lot of detail information.
Please go drive this road before it disappears into the overgrowth
A few pictures from Salt Creek & Horse Canyon:
http://s902.photobucket.com/user/Cokitty/library/Horse Canyon
This road has been closed or impassable (same thing) for most of the 4 years since we were here last & has become overgrown in a few places.
It NEEDS to be DRIVEN if it is to stay open.
Access is restricted to 8 vehicles per day so it is a good idea to get a reservation from the Back Country Ranger at the Needles District Visitor Center. Also need a $10 per vehicle permit to get the combination to the gate.
Great trail about 13 miles each way with side trips. Also a couple places to walk .3 to .8 miles to more arches, ruins & rock art. We took a full day & only got to half the points of interest.
Most of the road is in sand wash with about a mile in shallow water. The non-Rubicon in our group had no trouble in the water but stuck in the deepest soft sand at 1 spot.
Too bad this road is not in a Charles Wells Guide book, but, 'Canyonlands National Park Favorite Jeep Roads' by David Day has a lot of detail information.
Please go drive this road before it disappears into the overgrowth
