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2023-10-27, 06:33 PM
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(2023-10-27, 11:47 AM)Gtrsolo350 Wrote: Can anyone confirm if Trona-Wildrose Rd and Panamint Springs road are open? Google maps showed them closed when I checked a few weeks ago but not anymore. That's usually my route into the park since we typically stop in Ridgecrest.
Inyo County reports Panamint Valley Road as newly open on 10/23:
https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/....23%20.pdf
So you should be able to get from Trona to the 190 via Panamint Valley.
You can't get up to Wildrose from Panamint Valley though, hard closure until probably Fall 2025.
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(2023-10-27, 02:15 PM)TacoLand Wrote: Yeah, that photo actually looks like more fun than anything else. BUT I respect the NP status and would only do such things if I was in an emergency situation ... which a holiday in the sun is not.
And don't worry netllama, I've read enough of your trip reports to know what NOT to do while behind the wheel!
Hehehehe. I love being the cautionary tale.
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Nice to see the first road closure domino fall early.
Fingers crossed this continues.
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(2023-10-27, 06:33 PM)DVexile Wrote: (2023-10-27, 11:47 AM)Gtrsolo350 Wrote: Can anyone confirm if Trona-Wildrose Rd and Panamint Springs road are open? Google maps showed them closed when I checked a few weeks ago but not anymore. That's usually my route into the park since we typically stop in Ridgecrest.
Inyo County reports Panamint Valley Road as newly open on 10/23:
https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/....23%20.pdf
So you should be able to get from Trona to the 190 via Panamint Valley.
You can't get up to Wildrose from Panamint Valley though, hard closure until probably Fall 2025.
That's great to hear. Thanks DVexile!
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Tangential to the park but it looks like 127 is opening back up on Dec 4th.
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/SR-1...fSqwrZ6ajE
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South entrance via Badwater/178 to Shoshone is open!
Also, be sure to follow the link above regarding the 127 opening. There will be long delays due to single lane piloting.
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Minor update:
North Rd
might be opening by late Dec!
But it looks like Emigrant Rd is pushed back to after April.
https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
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2023-11-30, 01:25 PM
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Looks like Inyo Co has North Pass to Saline Valley open. I’m getting conflicting info on whether or not the warm springs are open. As of Thanksgiving NPS had a Ranger out there writing tickets.
The map also shows the DV/Big Pine Rd open to Eureka Dunes.
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The park service shows the springs open.
Campgrounds
[b][b]OPEN:[/b][/b]- Furnace Creek (reservation)
- Sunset (first come first served)
- Texas Springs (first come first served)
- Stovepipe Wells (first come first served)
- Eureka Dunes Primitive
- Saline Valley Primitive
Alerts & Conditions - Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
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