Grand Staircase Escalante NM Road Report

[ratagonia]

August 26 Road Report

Cottonwood road is IMPASSABLE! There is a small lake on the road about 7
miles north of Hwy 89 that is swallowing cars. Vehicles/visitors have
created a bypass going around it, but that is frowned upon as they are
causing damage to the resource. Please do not send vehicles through
Cottonwood road as a shortcut between Hwy 12 and Hwy 89.

Larry Glickman
Park Ranger
Utah Leave No Trace & Tread Lightly Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Cannonville Visitor Center
10 Center Street
Cannonville, UT 84718
435-826-5646

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"But when I go, I leave no trace." - Everett Ruess


Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Road Report
Thursday, August 26, 2010
All road conditions can change due to weather.
Please contact the nearest visitor center for the most current conditions.
Roads to the East
Name Date Road Comments
Burr Trail 8/25/2010 2WD 2WD all the way down the switchbacks (Capitol Reef Road Report 8/25/10.)
Notom-Bullfrog 8/25/2010 2WD Capitol Reef road report 8/25/10.
Road to Bullfrog Marina 8/25/2010 2WD (Capitol Reef road report 8/25/10)
Wolverine Loop 8/20/2010 Impassable None
Cedar Wash 8/18/2010 4WD High Clearance Mudholes south of Escalante require HC4WD.
Hole in the Rock 8/21/2010 2WD, 4WD High Clearance, Impassable 2wd to devils garden, 4wd high clearance beyond, impassable beyond 30 miles. Recommend HC-4WD for last 7 miles.
Spencer Flat 8/22/2010 2WD High Clearance None
Roads to the North
Name Date Road Comments
Hells Backbone 7/3/2010 2WD, 2WD High Clearance May be muddy is spots with possible wash outs.
Posey Lake to Loa 8/20/2010 Impassable None
Whites Flat (FR #142) 8/20/2010 Impassable None
Griffin Top 8/20/2010 Impassable None
North Creek (FR #149) 8/20/2010 Impassable None
Main Canyon 8/20/2010 Impassable None
Roads to the Central Areas
Name Date Condition Comments
Smoky Mountain - Alvey Wash 8/3/2010 Impassable Alvey Wash is currently flooding - road is impassable
Left Hand Collet 8/8/2010 Impassable Road is washed out on the Twentyt Mile floodplain - Dinosaur tracks are not accessable.
Croton 5/26/2010 Impassable None
Smoky Hollow 7/29/2010 Impassable Smoky Hollow & Tibbett Canyon impassable.
Roads to the West
Name Date Road Comments
Cottonwood 8/24/2010 Impassable HC4WD to Grosvenor Arch from the north. A small lake is swallowing cars on the southern end about 7 mile north of Hwy 89.
Skutumpah 8/20/2010 2WD High Clearance High clearance 2WD, still some damp spots on the road,but drying fast.
Glendale Bench 8/4/2010 Impassable Conditions unknown. More big thunderstorms in forecast through 8/6/2010.
Paria River Valley 8/24/2010 2WD High Clearance Generally good condition. High Clearance REQUIRED for last .5 miles.
House Rock Valley 8/24/2010 2WD High Clearance Buckskin Crossing High Clearance 4WD, but 2WD High Clearance on the bypass.
White House 8/20/2010 4WD High Clearance High Clearance 4WD strongly recommended!

[CarpeyBiggs]

uh, CURSE WORD.

kinda limits the escalante canyon season this month doesn't it...

[Ryebrye]

How deep is the lake? Could you get through it with a lifted jeep with a snorkel?

[ratagonia]

How deep is the lake? Could you get through it with a lifted jeep with a snorkel?

You'd have to call the Visitor Center and ask. I'm sure they'd enjoy it!

A little rain across the Southland today, should not have amounted to much anywhere.

Tom

[Sombeech]

How deep is the lake? Could you get through it with a lifted jeep with a snorkel?

Turn video camera on.

[Stevelloyd]

Any beta on the egypt road heading to Neon. I have been out there in a subaru before, but heard there was a lot of rain in the last few months. Could I still make it ?

[qedcook]

Any updates on road conditions in Escalante? I'm looking to go to Spencer Canyon/Red Breaks, Egypt 3, and/or Little Death Hollow this week.

[ratagonia]

Any updates on road conditions in Escalante? I'm looking to go to Spencer Canyon/Red Breaks, Egypt 3, and/or Little Death Hollow this week.

I do regular updates on the Canyon Collective site, but you can always call the V Center, and they could email you the current report.

Tom

[qedcook]

Anybody have any recent road conditions for getting out to Egypt trailhead? Doable with a Ford Escape?

[badwobot]

Any beta on the egypt road heading to Neon. I have been out there in a subaru before, but heard there was a lot of rain in the last few months. Could I still make it ?

I was just there this weekend. Egypt road is in pristine condition. Its like they want more there or something.

[qedcook]

I was just there this weekend. Egypt road is in pristine condition. Its like they want more there or something.

Ha ha. Thanks. How were the canyons?