Road to the Needles...
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I'm headed out to So Cal next week and I'm wondering if anyone knows the condition of the road out to the Needles? Hoping to climb there and maybe J-Tree (if its open....) |
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Lots of road info in this thread... |
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Sweet, thanks for the link Vincent. We are taking a newer VW Jetta. Not the greatest clearance... I'd bring my truck, but it gets half the MPG. Sounds like the first half of the road is in good shape as of the 7th, i wonder if there is a chance that the rest of it will be fixed by the end of the week? (not likely I'm guessing) We might just have to risk it and see for ourselves how bad it really is. |
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Mark D Evans wrote:We are taking a newer VW Jetta...i wonder if there is a chance that the rest of it will be fixed by the end of the weekGood luck...sounds like something I'd do (4-wheeling in a family car). |
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Just returned from the Needles last night. Depending on how much you care about the bottom of your car, I would casually suggest a high clearance vehicle. There is a relatively short, but rocky and rutted section, towards the middle of the 2.5 mile FS road. After you get past that you should be fine, we saw all manners of vehicle down there. |
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2 years later and I'm bumping my own post with the same question... |
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Anyone know how the road is this year? Barely made it with my Prius last year and swore I'd never try with my car again...but now headed back out there with optimism. Any info?? Thanks! |
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Last time I was there was November and it was fine. With the relatively light snow year it may not have gotten too ripped up. Unfortunately it was foggy and wet over Memorial Day weekend (I was up near there hiking with the kids) so probably not that many folks got out there to check it out. |
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Thanks, the road was in pretty good shape, I was able to make it in my Prius without trouble. |
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Ya it's fine this year according to several friends. If you know the basics of how to drive on a dirt road you can make it with just about anything. |
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Any more recent beta on the road? I have a Nissan Altima and am hearing some bad news from friends that have been to the needles. |
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I was out there around 6/12, and it was fine, drove it in a station wagon. |
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I was out there early in June and the road was more than just fine for a newer, low clearance Jetta. Thanks to everyone for the beta, we had a blast!! And the road was definitely not a problem at all!! What an amazing place!!! |
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I was there a couple weeks back. It was not challenging in a prius, which means it should be fine for most cars. |