Bulldog Canyon

Total Miles
13.3

Elevation

704.98 ft

Duration

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Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Spring

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Trail Overview

Bulldog canyon gives access to the stunning Goldfield mountains and the Sonoran Desert. The trail is open to unlicensed vehicles, but be sure to stay on the designated path-offtrail riding has put this route under threat of closure. Bulldog Canyon is maintained, but it is difficult to anticipate conditions due to erosion. You will need a special, free permit to access this trail, available at recreation.gov. The permit will contain a combination to unlock the gates. Camping is available in a few areas along the way.

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Bulldog Canyon
Bulldog Canyon

Difficulty

Easy: A few steep spots with minor ruts. Suitable for any 4-wheeldrive SUV on the day we drove it.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

P And J Heinrich
Oct 11, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
You need a Tonto permit, printed, gate code is on the permit, as of 10-11-2024, permit cost $6 good for 6 months. Trail started sandy with winding curves then became rocky. Lots of hills with one steep downhill. Higher clearance useful or you’ll scrape a lot. Couple spots a spotter was nice to have. 4 high highly suggested, 4 low useful once or twice, swaybar disconnect helpful but not needed, lockers not needed. Very dark at night, lights helpful. Dry, dusty. Would do again during day as it seemed pretty from what little we could see.
Christopher Shady
Oct 05, 2024
4x4
Open
Morgan Gaylord
Aug 23, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Ty Ison
Aug 13, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
Really fun trail, lots of rocky terrain slow go on this one.

Access Description

This trail has five entrances, all with locked gates. We choose to enter via the Blue Point Entrance off Bush Highway, located 1.7 miles east of Usury Pass Road.

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