Rattlesnake Arches Jeep Trail

Rattlesnake Arches Jeep Trail

Rattlesnake Arches Jeep Trail
Rattlesnake Arches Jeep Trail

Distance

15.4 mi

Technical Rating

3 Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is a mostly easy two-wheel drive dirt and gravel road. The last few miles do require a high clearance vehicle. This route is an out and back through BLM lands with lots of Pinyon and Juniper trees, open sagebrush parks, and views of beautiful red sandstone cliffs and canyons off in the distance. There is open cattle range and limited camping sites. At the end of the trail is a half-mile hike to some natural sandstone arches.

Weather

Status Reports

Jeremiah Boies
Sep 01, 2024
Open
Normal
Two mud pits, some minor obstacles as you get about 1 mile from trailhead.
Casey Cunningham
Aug 31, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Normal
Trail was in solid shape. There were 2-3 mud holes with 1 of them being particulary daunting. It required some speed so resulted in a $45 jeep washing. There was no avoiding the 2 deepest ones.
Nate Y
Apr 19, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Schwarz Pfaffer
Apr 13, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Trailhead leading to BLM 701 closed.