Chaco road?
Can I drive a class C 30 ft. on the raod to Chaco without trouble?
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Yes to class C. We were there the last week of Sept. last year, saw several Class As and Cs,
We waited half a day up in Farmington for rain to let up, probably should have waited another day. The road going in was still muddy and slick as driving on ice for vehicles of all sizes. Had to go very slow to avoid sliding into ditches on both sides. There's no shoulder to turn around and go back. Glad when we reached the paved NP roads.
The road gets graded by the county periodically, but it's very rutted. The camp host suggested getting up to about 45 to ride the tops of the ruts (rather than go slow, down into them repeatedly.) That worked well leaving on the dry road. Dry is no big deal, wet is scary.
It will not be paved, by the way. Proposal to do so was defeated last year by local opponents after funding in place and several years of study.
The rangers are happy to take phone calls about road conditions. Very nice folks there.
As of this year, you can reserve sites. Recreation.gov. Beats driving that road and wondering if Gallo Campground will be full when you get there.
Wonderful experience to see the canyon.
We waited half a day up in Farmington for rain to let up, probably should have waited another day. The road going in was still muddy and slick as driving on ice for vehicles of all sizes. Had to go very slow to avoid sliding into ditches on both sides. There's no shoulder to turn around and go back. Glad when we reached the paved NP roads.
The road gets graded by the county periodically, but it's very rutted. The camp host suggested getting up to about 45 to ride the tops of the ruts (rather than go slow, down into them repeatedly.) That worked well leaving on the dry road. Dry is no big deal, wet is scary.
It will not be paved, by the way. Proposal to do so was defeated last year by local opponents after funding in place and several years of study.
The rangers are happy to take phone calls about road conditions. Very nice folks there.
As of this year, you can reserve sites. Recreation.gov. Beats driving that road and wondering if Gallo Campground will be full when you get there.
Wonderful experience to see the canyon.
