Road Conditions
Dirt Road Conditions
Visitor Guidelines:
- Stay Active: Keep walking, jogging, hiking and biking. Watch for one-way trails.
- Stay Safer at 6 Feet: Maintain a physical distance of 6 feet or more. Gatherings, picnics and parties are not allowed. Visitors will be asked to leave if there are too many people at the park, beach or on trails to allow for the required physical distance.
- Stay Clean: Be prepared. Bring soap/sanitizer and pack out all trash.
- Stay Covered: wear a face covering whenever you are within six feet of another person who is not a member of your family or household.
Thank you for your patience and continued support of California State Parks as we work to limit your risk for exposure to COVID-19 in the outdoors. For more information, please visit parks.ca.gov/FlattenTheCurve.
CAUTION: Always use 4WD and Care after rains and be prepared for flooding. 4WD is advised for all dirt roads in the park unless noted! Road conditions can change at any time! Know and respect your own skill level. Updated 10/10/2023.
Road Name |
2WD |
4WD |
Good |
Poor |
Closed |
Comments |
Coyote Canyon |
High-clearance, 4x4 necessary in all areas | |||||
To Desert Garden | X |
Gates are closed to the middle willows due to damage caused by flash flood events from this winter's storms.
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Desert Garden to Bypass Road | CLOSED | X | ||||
Bypass Road | CLOSED | X | ||||
Collins Valley | CLOSED | X | ||||
Turkey Track Grade | CLOSED | X | ||||
Borrego BadlandsRockhouse Canyon |
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Font's Point Wash | X | X | Very deep sand in the S-curves, difficult to traverse even with 4x4 | |||
Inspiration Wash | X | X | Sandy entrance | |||
Thimble/Short/Ella Washes | X | X | Sand/large ruts, high clearance | |||
Hills of the Moon Wash | X | X | High clearance, deep soft sand | |||
Palo Verde Wash | X | X | Deep soft sand, rocks | |||
Arroyo Salado to 17 Palms | X | X |
Soft sand starting at primitive camp, rocky, high clearance |
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Coachwhip | X | X | Deep soft sand at entrance | |||
Palm Wash | X | X |
Deep sand, washouts to the east, high clearnace |
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Truckhaven south of S22 | X | X | High Clearance, rocks, sand | |||
Rockhouse/Butler Canyons |
See Comment | X | X |
2 WD ok first mile, sandy shoulders & rocky, high clearance starting at the intersection of Rockhouse & Butler |
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Truckhaven north of S22 | X | X | Deep and sandy; ONE-WAY (E>W) | |||
Culp Valley; Yaqui Well |
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Culp Valley Campground | X | X | Road is rutted | |||
Old Culp Valley Road | X | X | High clearance & 4x4 only | |||
Jasper Trail | X | X | High clearance & 4x4 only | |||
Grapevine Canyon | X | X | High clearance & 4x4 only | |||
Yaqui Well | X | X | Soft sand to Yaqui Well | |||
Plum Canyon | X | X | 2WD - Stay right at fork | |||
Lizard Wash | X | X | High clearance, rocky, sandy | |||
Pinyon Wash | X | X |
Deep soft sand |
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Nolina Wash | X | X | Sand, sharp rocks | |||
Quartz Vein | X | X | Soft sand | |||
Nude Wash | X | X | Soft sand | |||
Mine Wash to Village Site | X | X | Mixture of sand & rocks | |||
Mine Wash Beyond Village Site | X | X | Soft sand, rocky | |||
Blair Valley |
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Blair Valley |
See Comments |
X |
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X |
2WD OK to Morteros. 4WD high clearance beyond |
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Pinyon Mountain Road | X | X |
Rough; deep soft sand; high clearance vehicle necessary at the Pinyon Drop Off ("Squeeze") for big rocks; one way travel only |
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Oriflamme/Rodriquez Canyons | X | X | Ruts, deep sand, rocky | |||
Borrego Buttes & Fish Creek |
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Buttes Pass Road to The Slot |
See Comments |
X | sand and washboard | |||
Buttes Pass Road to Hawk Canyon | X | X | Deep sand near entrance | |||
San Felipe Wash | X | X | Rough, washouts, sandy | |||
Goat Trail | X | X | Ruts, washouts, high clearance | |||
Old Kane Springs Road | X | X | Rough, sandy, rocky | |||
Elephant Tree Trail Road | X | X | High clearance, boulders | |||
Fish Creek to Wind Caves Trail | X | X |
Rough, rocks & boulders, sand |
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Split Mountain to Olla Wash | X | X | Rough, boulders, sand | |||
Lycium Wash | X | X | High clearance | |||
Oyster Shell Wash | X | X | ||||
North Fork Fish Creek | X | X | Closed at Mollusk Wash | |||
Sandstone Canyon |
X | X | Narrow, obey road end | |||
Olla Wash | X | X | Soft sand | |||
Blow Sand Canyon | X | X | Very deep sand | |||
Borrego Mountain Wash | X | X | Steep drop-off | |||
Borrego Sink Wash | X | X | Soft, deep sand | |||
Bow Willow Area |
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Arroyo Tapiado /Arroyo Seco del Diablo |
X | X |
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Soft sand; fresh slides; high clearance vehilce needed for Diablo Drop Off into Fish Creek; One-way only |
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Vallecito Wash/Palm Spring | X | X |
Soft sand; Cosed 7.7 miles from S2 |
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Bow Willow Camp | X | X |
Road is sandy |
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Mountain Palm Springs | X | X | Sandy before trailhead | |||
Indian Gorge | X | X | Rocky; high clearance | |||
Indian Valley | X | X | High clearance | |||
Carrizo Canyon | X | X | Soft sand | |||
Bow Willow Wash Road | X | X | Deep soft sand; Closed~4.7 miles from S2 | |||
South Carrizo Creek Road | X | X | Deep soft sand | |||
Canyon Sin Nombre | X | X | Soft sand, rocky | |||
Mortero / Jojoba Washes | X | X | Sandy, rocky; high clearance | |||
Sweeny Pass | X | X | Deep sand & ruts | |||
Hayden Spring | Foot Traffic Only | X | ||||
Carrizo Marsh | Area Closed | X | Closed by Supterintendent's Order |