red rock canyon, jawbone, thanksgiving camping questions..

**rocket** · 11-12-2007, 12:16 AM

*sigh* this makes me really wish i still lived in the Mojave desert. Red Rock and Jawbone canyon are two of the sweetest wheeling spots in the country. Only reason why you don't hear of them much is because of there remote location.
Both have a lot of dirt bike/ATV action but the area is so enormous thats it's unlikely you'll cross paths. You can explore and wheel trails that 2 wheelers don't even consider.

Check out the terrain on Google Earth. I drool at the places that i drove by (in my younger years) hundreds of times. Unfortunately without 4x4, i only got to venture into limited areas.

A trip here is worth anyones time and money. I'm actually surprised i haven't seen any trip reports from this area. It's like a mini Moab that i would consider even better in some ways.
If you go, take tons of pictures!

**rocket** · 11-12-2007, 12:27 AM

Oh..the temps in late Nov. can be anyones guess. At night, they can dip anywhere from 50*~ to low as 30*~ but nothing life threatening like we have in Colorado.

ozziesironmanoffroad · 11-12-2007, 05:34 AM

red rock? thats in vegas, right?

fearghal · 11-12-2007, 09:41 AM

thanks for the info rocket. seems the perfect destination as i'm in norcal and we're meeting a couple of friends from san diego..

ozzie - thats a different red rock - the one i'm talking about is just north of mojave, ca - here.

anyone have any recommendations of camping spots? rides will include a stock tacoma, '05 4runner with a 3" lift and a lifted 89 toy pickup - all 4x4.

ozziesironmanoffroad · 11-12-2007, 03:37 PM

ah, nm... if it was the one out here id totally be down

11-12-2007, 12:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
rocket Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,527	sigh this makes me really wish i still lived in the Mojave desert. Red Rock and Jawbone canyon are two of the sweetest wheeling spots in the country. Only reason why you don't hear of them much is because of there remote location. Both have a lot of dirt bike/ATV action but the area is so enormous thats it's unlikely you'll cross paths. You can explore and wheel trails that 2 wheelers don't even consider. Check out the terrain on Google Earth. I drool at the places that i drove by (in my younger years) hundreds of times. Unfortunately without 4x4, i only got to venture into limited areas. A trip here is worth anyones time and money. I'm actually surprised i haven't seen any trip reports from this area. It's like a mini Moab that i would consider even better in some ways. If you go, take tons of pictures! __________________ '96-'02 gone: '92

11-12-2007, 12:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
rocket Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,527	Oh..the temps in late Nov. can be anyones guess. At night, they can dip anywhere from 50~ to low as 30~ but nothing life threatening like we have in Colorado. __________________ '96-'02 gone: '92

11-12-2007, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
ozziesironmanoffroad Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Spring Valley, CA Posts: 5,677	red rock? thats in vegas, right? __________________ The 22r series engines are made from the fires of hell, and will fight tooth and nail to not be sent back. 1988 Toyota P/U 4x4 22re, 1200 miles on the rebuild engine builder .268 cam pioneer CD deck 31x10.50x15 BFG A/T BAJA 100W lights on prerunner bumper KC Daylighters 100W rancho rs5000 MUD IS A VALID PAINT JOB! If not living life to the fullest, why live it? my trucks official buildup thread

11-12-2007, 09:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
fearghal Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	thanks for the info rocket. seems the perfect destination as i'm in norcal and we're meeting a couple of friends from san diego.. ozzie - thats a different red rock - the one i'm talking about is just north of mojave, ca - here. anyone have any recommendations of camping spots? rides will include a stock tacoma, '05 4runner with a 3" lift and a lifted 89 toy pickup - all 4x4. Last edited by fearghal; 11-12-2007 at 09:44 AM.

11-12-2007, 03:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
ozziesironmanoffroad Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Spring Valley, CA Posts: 5,677	ah, nm... if it was the one out here id totally be down __________________ The 22r series engines are made from the fires of hell, and will fight tooth and nail to not be sent back. 1988 Toyota P/U 4x4 22re, 1200 miles on the rebuild engine builder .268 cam pioneer CD deck 31x10.50x15 BFG A/T BAJA 100W lights on prerunner bumper KC Daylighters 100W rancho rs5000 MUD IS A VALID PAINT JOB! If not living life to the fullest, why live it? my trucks official buildup thread

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