Traveling Utah

TundraTower wrote:


I did notice that the road in that section had sags in the pavement very regularly spaced that made it uncomfortable to drive very fast with our rig.

I don't recall 'sags in pavement' whenever we drove it but I'm wondering if what you experienced was driving through a 'wash' area as is very common in the Southwest. Washes are drainages in the desert that carry water when it rains. If you'd drive the road in a heavy rain those 'washes' would be like a river and very strong. So...never drive through them in heavy rains when the water is roaring. Usually there are signs to that effect.

We pulled 30 ft TT in both directions on that road last summer. Hills are typical for that area and road seems nice and wide.

I did notice that the road in that section had sags in the pavement very regularly spaced that made it uncomfortable to drive very fast with our rig. I wouldn't avoid it for that, but I wouldn't want to drive 500 miles on it.

Depending on what your fuel is, pay attention to where you plan to stop. There isn't much infrastructure in Utah, especially out away from the towns (and some towns don't even have fuel). We did scenic route 95 from Blanding to Hanksville and it was 142 miles between service stations.

Thanks!

den06 wrote:
We are leaving Aug 1 heading from Central Georgia to Pueblo, Colorado and from there on to Leadville, Co. What is US 50 to 285 on to US24. We had a 250 SD Diesel pulling a 29" travel trailer. What can we expect? This is our first trip with the 250.

No problems. You are heading up the Arkansas River Valley so you have no mountain passes to traverse. We drive this route several times a year -- not always towing, but often enough to know what the road is like. Besides, those 29" travel trailers aren't too hard to get most places anyway! ;)

We are leaving Aug 1 heading from Central Georgia to Pueblo, Colorado and from there on to Leadville, Co. What is US 50 to 285 on to US24. We had a 250 SD Diesel pulling a 29 " travel trailer. What can we expect? This is our first trip with the 250.

Rt.24 goes thru Cap.Reef Nat'l Pk. You don't have to pay a entrance fee. You should consider staying a few night s at their campground, called Fruita. Water only. If he has a height problem, you may not want to go down Rt.12 to Bryce.

A number of sites can give you seasonal temps. Here's one.

Lauren wrote:
No problem on this road; have done it several times and will be doing it again this Sept. We stay at Thousand Lakes in Torrey for Capitol Reef NP. We love Cap Reef and that area.

What kind of weather can one expect in that country in September? Lows and highs?

There's really just one small hill on that road that has any kind of drop off, and that's Blue Hills out of Hanksville, just before the Notom Road. Once you're on it, you'll laugh at my description, as most people wouldn't even notice it. The rest of the road is good highway and relatively flat most of the way. You do need to watch out for free-range cattle, esp. after dark.

Drove that route 2 wks ago. You won't have any problem.