Black Rock Road @ I 15 in AZ.

Thanks!

Camorhino wrote:
Johnna, I believe I saw what you are talking about. Is that the road that ends out by the airport? The BLM road you are talking about is a little west of the end of the road? Is that public land south of there?

No it's about half way between I15 and the Airport. On the north side of the Southern Parkway it's called S River Rd. or Az Strip Rd. On the south side it's BLM 1069 which runs south to join up with county road 5 all the way to Mt. Trumbull School House. Do not attempt to take your MH on 5 east of the School House. Use only 4 wheel drive vehicles on this stretch. Very narrow and steep.

Johnna, I believe I saw what you are talking about. Is that the road that ends out by the airport? The BLM road you are talking about is a little west of the end of the road with its own off ramp? Is that public land south of there?

Black Rock Road runs south for about 3 miles to a gypsum mine. I notice rvs of all kinds dry docking along here.

At the mine the road becomes BLM 1009. Although passable, 1009 is not suitable for large rvs.

More suitable would be to go to exit 2 (UT7 - Southern Parkway) and travel east for about 3.5 miles to BLM 1069 south. 1069 is a dusty gravel washboard road which is usually in fair condition.

Not sure I understand, but ok.

Yes, going out to the south is better, as that is the direction towards the Grand Canyon. I did just expand my horizons on Google Earth, and there is a big mining operation out there, just don't know how much is private or public lands in the area. I will order an AZ. Strip map. There does seem to be quite a few dry camp areas a little further south of the 15 exit big turn out, and they are away from the main road going to the mine, so dust shouldn't be an issue. I think in my mind, I wanted to know how far anyone had gone south pulling a trailer or in a MH towards the Grand Canyon, and if it was feasable. We intend to be there a week or 2.

Camorhino wrote:
but don't want to be in the truckers way or eat dust all day. Any thoughts?

Did you read my post? There's some sort of business there, but google maps has quit and I can't see what it is. Perhaps you can.

If you must be on the south side, then head down the dirt road from the parking lot, toward the canyon, and you'll find plenty of place to pull off, well away from trucks. You might even have cattle in your yard.

The last time we overnighted there, I noticed in the morning what looked like dumptrucks coming out of that general direction, and hitting the highway. Is there mining activity or what in that area? We were in the big turn out to the south, just in off the highway. Would like to go a little further down, just to miss the noise, and traffic, but don't want to be in the truckers way or eat dust all day. Any thoughts?

Great place to camp. Go north of the 15 and you'll find many places to pull off. No freeway noise.

I've been on that road in October for a hunting trip. I pulled a 29 foot FW with a 4x4 truck. No problem at all going in. Almost didn't make it out due to a minor rain storm. If the road is dry, you should have no problem at all. As soon as it gets a little wet, it becomes thick deep gumbo style mud. The mud will build up on your tires and fill the tread up so you have ZERO traction. If you step out, you'll get 4-5 inches taller from the mud sticking to the bottom of your boots.

If you're going in April, Northern Arizona can still be hit by a late winter storm. You can have rain, snow and all kinds of mud issues. Even if it hasn't stormed for a while, any snow melt can cause havoc.

So if you decide to go, keep an eagle eye on the weather. If there is even a hint of moisture, get out while you can. May and June might be a better time to go since we're usually between our winter and summer rainy periods then.