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TUCQUALA
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Feb 16, 2018

N Nevada/S Idaho - Jarbidge and Murphy Hot Springs Area

Doing initial planning on a trip down to SE Idaho and N Nevada, interested in any comments or experiences in the Jarbidge, NV and the Murphy Hot Springs, ID areas. Looks like the roads (mostly gravel...
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pnichols
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Feb 18, 2018
ppine wrote:
There is a lifetime supply of places to hike around Jarbidge. You can easily drive to 8,500 or 9,000 feet up there with the sub-alpine firs. It is hard to get to and there are no services. The remoteness is what protects it.


I've always wondered about RV camping in that part of Nevada. Our Class C has the ground clearance of a pickup truck, but is over 11 feet tall. Do you think that, driving careful, we could get our small Class C into that area in the summer?

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