Can no longer get a low clearance vehicle up to the Griffith Peak trailhead
You may have been able to get a Toyota Corolla up to the Griffith Trailhead when this page was written, but that is no longer the case. This should be changed on your page for sure. I just tried today to get my Corolla to the trailhead and had to turn around about one mile short. I've taken my Corolla about everywhere possible in the Vegas Valley, and this is simply not doable. I had to do what was the most perilous 20-point turnaround of my entire life (if my front wheels had slipped off the edge, that would have been the end of my car and maybe me).
Furthermore, though I was able to get almost to the end of the rough road, there is not a single place to pull over or park along the way. Unlike many points along the roads that wind through the DNWR and areas south and east of Vegas, this is a narrow road that you either make it to the end of, or you don't.
If you're planning to make it to the Griffith Peak Trailhead, you need a high clearance vehicle, period. Otherwise, you'll end up wasting a lot of time - and adrenaline - like I did.
jtellis - Apr 22, 2012 2:34 pm - Hasn't voted
Can no longer get a low clearance vehicle up to the Griffith Peak trailheadYou may have been able to get a Toyota Corolla up to the Griffith Trailhead when this page was written, but that is no longer the case. This should be changed on your page for sure. I just tried today to get my Corolla to the trailhead and had to turn around about one mile short. I've taken my Corolla about everywhere possible in the Vegas Valley, and this is simply not doable. I had to do what was the most perilous 20-point turnaround of my entire life (if my front wheels had slipped off the edge, that would have been the end of my car and maybe me).
Furthermore, though I was able to get almost to the end of the rough road, there is not a single place to pull over or park along the way. Unlike many points along the roads that wind through the DNWR and areas south and east of Vegas, this is a narrow road that you either make it to the end of, or you don't.
If you're planning to make it to the Griffith Peak Trailhead, you need a high clearance vehicle, period. Otherwise, you'll end up wasting a lot of time - and adrenaline - like I did.