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Summit Road
Length: 10.5 miles
Trail rating: Green circle easiest - Street legal vehicles and green sticker vehicles allowed
Elevation: 1400' to 1660'
North entrance at Interstate 10 at N33° 40.555 W115° 34.137
Middle entrance at Red Cloud Mine Rd at N33° 39.518 W115° 32.204
Middle entrance at Red Cloud Mine Rd at N33° 39.527 W115° 32.297
Middle entrance at Summit Flats Rd at N33° 36.240 W115° 31.903
South entrance at Bradshaw Trail at N33° 33.742 W115° 35.357
Lat/Lon format is hddd° mm.mmm WGS84 datum
BLM Palm Springs Field Office OHV Information
It is always a good idea to call the BLM Field Office before heading in to the desert and get a current conditions report. BLM Palm Springs Field Office (760) 833-7100
Summit Track.gpx
Summit Waypoints.gpx
CAMPING
Dispersed camping is allowed along Summit Road. Choose an established site (an area where vegetation is absent) within 100' of the center line of Summit Road. There is a 14 day limit on camping in one location.
Pack out everything you bring in (and more)
Use existing fire rings or a metal pan. Before leaving make sure fire is completely out. Remove all trash from the fire and pack it out. Do not burn pallets or any wood with nails.
BLM "Leave No trace Outdoor Ethics"
Hunting/Shooting
BLM California Hunting and Target Shooting
Target Shooting is allowed on public lands. However, you must provide your own targets and remove your debris when you leave your site. It is illegal to deface or destroy trees, signs, outbuildings, or other objects on federal lands that are for the public's enjoyment. CFR 8365.1-5 (a) (1) & (2). Please use paper targets only. Shooting glass objects is prohibited.
When you are finished target shooting, your are required you to remove all your targets, gun shells, clay pigeons, and any and all items used for your target shooting.
Summit Road
Length: 10.5 miles
Trail rating: Green circle easiest - Street legal vehicles and green sticker vehicles allowed
Elevation: 1400' to 1660'
North entrance at Interstate 10 at N33° 40.555 W115° 34.137
Middle entrance at Red Cloud Mine Rd at N33° 39.518 W115° 32.204
Middle entrance at Red Cloud Mine Rd at N33° 39.527 W115° 32.297
Middle entrance at Summit Flats Rd at N33° 36.240 W115° 31.903
South entrance at Bradshaw Trail at N33° 33.742 W115° 35.357
Lat/Lon format is hddd° mm.mmm WGS84 datum
BLM Palm Springs Field Office OHV Information
It is always a good idea to call the BLM Field Office before heading in to the desert and get a current conditions report. BLM Palm Springs Field Office (760) 833-7100
Summit Track.gpx
Summit Waypoints.gpx
CAMPING
Dispersed camping is allowed along Summit Road. Choose an established site (an area where vegetation is absent) within 100' of the center line of Summit Road. There is a 14 day limit on camping in one location.
Pack out everything you bring in (and more)
Use existing fire rings or a metal pan. Before leaving make sure fire is completely out. Remove all trash from the fire and pack it out. Do not burn pallets or any wood with nails.
BLM "Leave No trace Outdoor Ethics"
Hunting/Shooting
BLM California Hunting and Target Shooting
Target Shooting is allowed on public lands. However, you must provide your own targets and remove your debris when you leave your site. It is illegal to deface or destroy trees, signs, outbuildings, or other objects on federal lands that are for the public's enjoyment. CFR 8365.1-5 (a) (1) & (2). Please use paper targets only. Shooting glass objects is prohibited.
When you are finished target shooting, your are required you to remove all your targets, gun shells, clay pigeons, and any and all items used for your target shooting.