I've been following backcountry road damage reports from the latest series of flash floods. This was posted yesterday - 30 July 2018 - on the Park's road condition page -
Here are our most recent road updates:
The following roads are CLOSED due to flood damage: West Side Road, Big Pine/Death Valley Road, Titus Canyon Road, Natural Bridge Road, and Twenty Mule Team Canyon. We do not have predicted opening dates for these roads.
Upper Wildrose Road: Some food damage. High clearance is recommended from the end of the pavement to the Charcoal Kilns. High clearance and 4x4 recommended to reach Thorndike and Mahogany Flat campgrounds.
Racetrack Road: Multiple areas of debris and washouts. High clearance and 4x4 REQUIRED. The road is washed out at mile 13 and very hard to see between mile 15 and 18 as it travels through the wash. Signficant damage around miles 19, 20, 21, and 24. Exercise extreme caution!
Lippincott Road: Very severe storm damage. The road has been washed out in multiple places leaving exposed rock, boulders, and extremely narrow off camber sections. Washouts are 1-2 feet deep. The worst section is 2-2.5 miles from the top. 4x4 LOW required- locking differential may be needed. Wider full sized trucks may find the road impassable.
Saline Valley Road: Multiple areas of debris and washouts. Very rough and rocky. High clearance and 4x4 needed. Severe washouts toward North Pass and the Big Pine Road closure.
Here are our most recent road updates:
The following roads are CLOSED due to flood damage: West Side Road, Big Pine/Death Valley Road, Titus Canyon Road, Natural Bridge Road, and Twenty Mule Team Canyon. We do not have predicted opening dates for these roads.
Upper Wildrose Road: Some food damage. High clearance is recommended from the end of the pavement to the Charcoal Kilns. High clearance and 4x4 recommended to reach Thorndike and Mahogany Flat campgrounds.
Racetrack Road: Multiple areas of debris and washouts. High clearance and 4x4 REQUIRED. The road is washed out at mile 13 and very hard to see between mile 15 and 18 as it travels through the wash. Signficant damage around miles 19, 20, 21, and 24. Exercise extreme caution!
Lippincott Road: Very severe storm damage. The road has been washed out in multiple places leaving exposed rock, boulders, and extremely narrow off camber sections. Washouts are 1-2 feet deep. The worst section is 2-2.5 miles from the top. 4x4 LOW required- locking differential may be needed. Wider full sized trucks may find the road impassable.
Saline Valley Road: Multiple areas of debris and washouts. Very rough and rocky. High clearance and 4x4 needed. Severe washouts toward North Pass and the Big Pine Road closure.