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Saturday. January 11, 2025

Bitter Springs Trail

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Meeting Place: Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza

Valley of Fire Highway and I-15. Moapa, NV 89025
Line up the vehicles here: 36°29'53.14"N 114°45'31.92"W

Meet time: As early as you'd like.
Departing time: Promptly at 9:00 AM

Distance from meeting to off road trail: 2.9 miles
Distance of off road trail: 29.9 miles

Trail Start: 36°27'36.61"N 114°44'8.07"W

Trail End:   36°14'36.29"N 114°32'9.79"W
Return to 215 and Boulder Hwy:   32.7 miles
Total mileage:   65.5 miles

This is mostly a scenic trail with opportunities for photography, mineral collection, history and nature studies.

This trail begins north of Las Vegas and ends within the Lake Mead National Park. Because it bypasses the park entrances, no park fees are required.

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Attending this and any site group event is with the understanding, agreement, and acceptance of the event liability and waivers.

Meals, equipment and transportation are not provided. If you are in need of transportation, you will need to make those arrangements prior to event day.

Transportation, equipment, meals and supplies will not be provided. We will be stopping for lunch on the trail, but lunch will not be provided. This is not a cookout event. There will be no grill or fire for cooking. Only bring enough food and drinks for yourself and your party.

We will be meeting at the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza. This is a great place to buy souvenirs, fireworks, and cheap cigarettes if you're a smoker, but do not depend on the Travel Plaza as a good source for a packed lunch. There are no restrooms along the trail. This is the last stop for gas and a restroom. Stop for gas before meeting. We will be leaving promptly at 9:00 AM.

There will be some trail obstacles, but nothing too severe or technical. A high clearance vehicle and offroad tires would be best, but we've never encountered an area along the trail requiring 4 wheel drive. All participation is voluntary and all portions of the trail should be considered optional. If you come to a portion of the trail that you feel is beyond the capability of your vehicle or skill level, feel free to ask for assistance. As stated in the Safety and Waivers, all participants are responsible for their own property damage.

Some hiking and climbing with moderate elevation changes should be expected throughout the day, but nothing of length or extreme difficulty. All mines in the area have been sealed, so there are no child minimum age or pet restrictions, but please control both.

One of our feature stops for the day will be a site for gem quality pink agate collection. There are many pieces scattered throughout for easy collection, but the best pieces have to be removed from the rock face and matrix. Please, bring your own tools including eye protection, gloves, hammers, pry bars and chisels.

Because there are so many variables, an estimated return time cannot be given. I do know the one-way drive from meeting to offroad is about an hour. Most of our events end around 2-3 PM, but each event is different. We always have a goal to have everyone back on pavement by sunset.

If this will be your first group event and own your own communications radio equipment, please email in advance for frequency programming. If you'd like to own your own radios, the inexpensive ones used by most are the Baofeng 888S which can be purchased through the link. If you've been to more than one of these events, you really should have your own radio(s) so our loaners are available to first time participants.

Attending this and any site group event is with the understanding, agreement, and acceptance of the event liability and waivers.