| Driving Directions to Falls Spring Wash Route |
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| Page By: surgent Created/Edited: Nov 13, 2006 / Nov 13, 2006 Object ID: 243667 Hits: 374 Loading... Page Score: 86.21% - 1 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Driving DirectionsLake Havasu City is laid out kind of oddly, and not on any sort of grid whatsoever. The main roads all loop off of AZ-95, and off of these the secondary boulevards loop, so it is literally possible to drive in circles in Havasu, which can be quite frustrating.
Here is what we did:
Start at the junction of AZ-95 and Palo Verde South. This is about 3/4 mile north of the London Bridge underpass right in the center of town. Zero the odometer. Turn east onto Palo Verde.
At 2.3 miles, turn right onto Kiowa across from the high school. Stay on Kiowa heading generally northeast.
At 5.2 miles turn right onto Bison. Pay attention to the signs. This is just a local residential road (expensive homes, by the way!).
At 5.8 miles, you come to the end of the pavement near a small hill. Follow the dirt road past the hill and up onto a gentle ridge.
At 7.1 miles (1.3 miles from the end of the pavement), you come to a large wide clearing. This is a popular staging area for off-road vehicles. Look for a road going down into a prominent wash, just left of a concrete foundation.
In the wash, make a right just past a very small hill (approx mile 7.3).
At 8.6 miles (2.8 miles from the end of the pavement), you come to a Y-junction. Some arrows are painted on rocks to the right, pointing to the waterfall. Go left. Beware: we found this junction not as obvious as we would have thought. The road grader pushed up a berm of rocks across this road.
Now in Falls Spring Wash, stay on the main track. Stay right at one minor junction. The mouth of the canyon is at about mile 10.1 (4.3 miles from the pavement). I parked here.
The road into the wash is a bit rougher, but most 4wd should be fine - but you need good clearance. With care, you can drive another 0.4 miles to a sharp right bend in the road. Park here. The road afterwards is very bad, very steep and comes to a gate where there is no room to turn around.
Route DescriptionJust hike the road from here.
Essential GearA 4wd vehicle will make traveling this road a lot easier. Clearance is a must. No low-slung passenger vehicles at all! Too many good-sized rocks. Allow about 40 minutes from the center of Havasu to get here. Yahoo HeavenBe aware of ATVs, dirt bikes and jeepers. Most were fine but a few were racing, it seemed. Lots of shooters out here, too. Not a place to camp.
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