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Off-road Warm Springs Road & Butte Valley Road, Death Valley, California
Warm Springs Rd requires High-clearance first ten miles to Warm Springs Talc mine and camp, then 4WD to Butte Valley due to deep ruts and rocky areas. Although mined for talc as recently as the early 1980s, Warm Springs Canyon is returning to nature.
Goler Canyon Road continues west from Warm Springs Rd into Panamint Valley. Barker Ranch, hideout of the infamous Manson Family is up a short spur road.
Vehicle needed: Rough 4WD. For experienced 4WD drivers only. Section over both sides of Mengel Pass is challenging, steep and rutted. Canyon narrows at west end is sometimes impassable after floods.
Distances:
Start at West Side Rd
Warm Springs Campsite & Gold Hill Mill: 11 miles
Butte Valley Rd & turnoff (north) for Goldhill Rd: 15.4 miles
Coyote Canyon Road in Butte Valley: 22.5 miles
Start: West Side Road, 3 miles north of south entrance of West Side Road.
Camping: No camping first two miles.
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