Million Dollar Hwy

I hope you are an experienced mountain driver with your rig on 550. Many of us don't recommend it with ANY RV - do a Search on here for the details as I am not going to go into it again. Just remember, you have no control out of the guy coming the other way taking his half out of the middle.

Very curvy road with no guardrails; some folks are frightened by this sort of road. I'm not, but you have to decide if you would be. If you drive this route, take it slow and easy.

Lauren wrote:
I hope you are an experienced mountain driver with your rig on 550. Many of us don't recommend it with ANY RV - do a Search on here for the details as I am not going to go into it again. Just remember, you have no control out of the guy coming the other way taking his half out of the middle.

Good post. In another thread concerning that same route, I posted a similar reply and was immediately put down by someone who claimed taking that route was no big deal.

It is a beautiful drive though! ;)

The subject of the Million Dollar Highway comes up fairly often. While most say they do not recommend it, there are always some who say no problem. Three high passes between Silverton and Ouray, narrow highway, no shoulders, and no guard rails. Google it, read about it, and decide for yourself.

We drove from Montrose to Durango on the Million Dollar Highway in a 22'Sprinter Class B motorhome. We would not feel comfortable driving that route in a 40' toy hauler.

Search "Million Dollar Highway" on youtube and you can see it from someone's dashcam.

We did it with our smaller truck and smaller trailer. We also tow Appalachia on every local trip we take. With that said, I didn't think twice while on 550. It wasn't the least concern. You'll be significantly longer and heavier, but with a more capable truck too.

If you have "toys" in the toy hauler, I would definitely recommend stopping in Silverton/Ouray and explore some of the off-road trails.

Which direction is best or safer? I've heard it's not so scary going north.

Likes to tow wrote:
Which direction is best or safer? I've heard it's not so scary going north.

The road itself is safe in both directions.

It's a possible inattentive driver heading south and crowding the center line, I was always concerned about. Heading north, up from Durango, is the most exhilarating. You are on the outside, with very little shoulder room, looking down.

Likes to tow wrote:
Which direction is best or safer? I've heard it's not so scary going north.

Depends on which section you're talking about. There's more to it than just the stretch from Red Mountain Pass to Ouray. On that stretch, headed north you're going to be on the inside. But there's also the stretches around Molas Pass and Coal Bank Pass, where heading north you're going to be on the outside with drop offs and no guard rail.

It all depends on your comfort level in mountain driving and just as important, the comfort level of other drivers you will encounter.