Rubicon trail advise

the4x4pig · Aug 2, 2020

After 25 years of wheeling, a buddy and I are finally hitting the Rubicon the first week in September. Plan on taking our time and then doing some exploring/ over landing for the rest of the week.

Anybody have any tips or must see/ do stuff for the area?

POR · Aug 2, 2020

the4x4pig said:
After 25 years of wheeling, a buddy and I are finally hitting the Rubicon the first week in September. Plan on taking our time and then doing some exploring/ over landing for the rest of the week.

Anybody have any tips or must see/ do stuff for the area?

Fordyce... fordyce.. fordyce... can't Express that enough lol

the4x4pig · Aug 3, 2020

Fordyce looked like i need to figure out a snorkel. Not sure I will have time for that. Looked like a ton of deep water crossings.

jam session · Aug 5, 2020

the4x4pig said:
Fordyce looked like i need to figure out a snorkel. Not sure I will have time for that. Looked like a ton of deep water crossings.

You won't need a snorkel in Sept. We just ran it July 17. Creek was about 50cfm and no problem on 37s.

ImBentAgain · Aug 16, 2020

I went three years ago. the guys that went this year said it was much harder now than back then. They also said there were side trails they took and thought those were awesome. I can't help you with their locations, I'm just saying keep asking around, there's side areas to be checked out.

Takemeonyourbuggy · Aug 19, 2020

Barrett Lake Trail (B52 bomber crash site) Uncle Tom's Cabin is a must..Fordyce of course no snorkel needed!!! Check dreamflows.com shows flow rate for the dam...Have fun!! That's our home turf but we live in WA now

the4x4pig · Aug 20, 2020

Leaving sept 7th. I'm excited. I'll definitely check out Barrett lake trail and uncle toms cabin

jam session · Aug 22, 2020

Fordyce run July 17. I'm in the silver 2d

the4x4pig · Sep 7, 2020

Leaving in the morning. Been wanting to do the Rubicon for a very long time. Pretty damn excited.

Takemeonyourbuggy · Sep 9, 2020

the4x4pig said:
Leaving sept 7th. I'm excited. I'll definitely check out Barrett lake trail and uncle toms cabin

It's on fire right now!!! So sad!!!! Hope you were able to get there before this all took place!

the4x4pig · Sep 12, 2020

Drove From a friends house in Reno all the way up icehouse road Wednesday morning in the rigs loaded for the Rubicon. Passed 2 sheriffs, a trooper and a forest ranger. Nobody stopped us. If you've done the Rubicon you know that is a long ass road. Got to Just about loon lake and the Road is closed due to a fire that started the night before. Forest service tells us the whole states national forests are now closed. I was so bummed. We left and drove over to Barrett lake trail. No closed signs so we ran it and camped at the lake. Woke up to being completely sopped in with smoke. Got the hell out of there, packed up the rigs and drove home. What a **** show. I hate comifornia. let it burn.

POR · Sep 15, 2020

the4x4pig said:
Drove From a friends house in Reno all the way up icehouse road Wednesday morning in the rigs loaded for the Rubicon. Passed 2 sheriffs, a trooper and a forest ranger. Nobody stopped us. If you've done the Rubicon you know that is a long ass road. Got to Just about loon lake and the Road is closed due to a fire that started the night before. Forest service tells us the whole states national forests are now closed. I was so bummed. We left and drove over to Barrett lake trail. No closed signs so we ran it and camped at the lake. Woke up to being completely sopped in with smoke. Got the hell out of there, packed up the rigs and drove home. What a **** show. I hate comifornia. let it burn.

Cuz.. taxington is any better...