Carpenter Canyon Road
Total Miles
12.4
Elevation
2,099.11 ft
Duration
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Technical Rating
Best Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Trail Overview
The trail starts out as a good, wide gravel road. Mostly Creosote bushes at first. About 1 mile in is the BLM Pahrump Fire Station. Shortly after passing the fire station, the road narrows and gets a bit rutty. The first Joshua Trees appear about 2.6 miles in, with Cholla and Barrel Cactus making a showing about 3 miles in. Snow-capped Charleston Peak at 11,811 feet becomes visible at about 3.5 miles. About 6 miles in the trail has become a single-lane high-clearance road. The trail climbs through a Juniper forest and terminates in the pines.
Photos of Carpenter Canyon Road
Difficulty
Good gravel road becomes rutted with loose rocks, sand and washes with short, steep grades.
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