Barstow to Primm through the Desert??

EddieV4runnin

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I’ll be heading to Vegas for Memorial Day weekend and I just another member mention a Barstow to Primm route through the deser, he also took a nasty hit traversing it. Anyone taken that route?? Where can I find more information about it?? And is that route something I can tackle on my own?
 
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I’ll be heading to Vegas for Memorial Day weekend and I just another member mention a Barstow to Primm route through the deser, he also took a nasty hit traversing it. Anyone taken that route?? Where can I find more information about it?? And is that route something I can tackle on my own?

I head to Nevada for work and always hop off the 15 at some point and just drive the dirt roads, they show up on the gps in my car so I usually follow them for a couple hours and have never planned anything out. They follow along the 15 and get some distance at some points and also have trails leading deeper into the desert. All the trails are pretty fun and nothing gets crazy if you watch your speed. I've hit some nasty ruts and bottomed out the front pretty good, so you need to keep an eye out because you don't see them till its too late. I'd say its easily manageable solo depending how equipped and how far you want to get away. When I drive on weekdays I never see anyone and cell reception is very weak. If you are going when there is rain, take traction boards because some of the clay is impossible to get out of and a mud tire will be useless. Trails vary from sandy to dirt roads with deep ruts to very rocky/rough roads. All passable in a 4x4.

I've been off all the trails from Manix to Jean which is a little past Primm. I recommend Jean, its a dry lake bed and a lot of fun. I'll get some drone footage up in a couple days hopefully. Sorry I don't have better maps or specific trails to tell you specifically where to go.
 

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I head to Nevada for work and always hop off the 15 at some point and just drive the dirt roads, they show up on the gps in my car so I usually follow them for a couple hours and have never planned anything out. They follow along the 15 and get some distance at some points and also have trails leading deeper into the desert. All the trails are pretty fun and nothing gets crazy if you watch your speed. I've hit some nasty ruts and bottomed out the front pretty good, so you need to keep an eye out because you don't see them till its too late. I'd say its easily manageable solo depending how equipped and how far you want to get away. When I drive on weekdays I never see anyone and cell reception is very weak. If you are going when there is rain, take traction boards because some of the clay is impossible to get out of and a mud tire will be useless. Trails vary from sandy to dirt roads with deep ruts to very rocky/rough roads. All passable in a 4x4.

I've been off all the trails from Manix to Jean which is a little past Primm. I recommend Jean, its a dry lake bed and a lot of fun. I'll get some drone footage up in a couple days hopefully. Sorry I don't have better maps or specific trails to tell you specifically where to go.

Thank you, I’m gonna try and be out there early in the morning. Gonna try to venture further out, and check out some the sights. Good time to stretch out the 4Runners legs.
 
This sounds like a great alternative for when the traffic gets nasty. It's funny because it usually clears up after state line.

Haha, I'm always hoping there's that time I'm going to save hours because I knew the dirt roads

Thank you, I’m gonna try and be out there early in the morning. Gonna try to venture further out, and check out some the sights. Good time to stretch out the 4Runners legs.

Have fun! Make sure you have a good spare also, I slashed a tire out there and had to drive to an Americas Tire with 15 plugs in my tire because I only had an OEM spare. :fish:
 

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