Old Dale Road

This is a great trail to explore the area around Joshua Tree National Park. Lots of mines and other historic structures to see along the way. If you’re coming from the north from HWY 62 the first 10-12 miles are an easy but very washboarded route. The hardest section of the trail is near the park boundary as you traverse up the mountains. Here there are larger rock ledges and some tighter turns. As you enter Joshua Tree National park the road becomes a nice soft sand that provides a nice pillowy ride all the way into the park. North of the park is BLM land so you can camp in most places along the route. Recommend a high clearance 4x4 at a minimum. Some obstacle would definitely give most AWD vehicles trouble.

Normal trail conditions, as described.

did it in a stock 4x4 silverodo. Doesn’t have great clearance so scraped a few times and some spots where really sketchy. If i went back i’d definitely want a spotter but i didn’t really trust who i was with so i spotted myself. Would definitely suggest having higher clearance for some spots but other than that the trail was fun.