Opal Canyon Road
Opal Canyon Road, approximate route reference, Cantil, CA 93519
About this trail
Opal Canyon Road is a sandy desert drive in Red Rock Canyon State Park. Use the park’s designated primitive roads and check current conditions, vehicle rules and closure signs before visiting. Soft sand and washes can change after storms. This guide covers Opal Canyon Road; it does not grant access to closed routes in Nightmare Gulch, Ruins Ridge or the Steep Trail area. The pin is an approximate route reference. The original route sketch is historical; use current park maps for navigation.
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Terrain
Access and reports
- Surface
- Sand · Desert · Dirt
- Latest condition report
- Not published
- Map point
- A public map point is published. The full trail route is not available.
Before you go
- Check current access and vehicle rules with the operator before traveling.
- Use designated open primitive roads only. Follow current State Parks maps, closure orders, gates and signs rather than the historical route sketch
- Meet the park’s vehicle and driver-license rules: street-legal vehicles or eligible green-sticker OHVs on designated primitive roads, with licensed drivers. Highway connections require highway-legal vehicles
- Do not enter the vehicle closures at Nightmare Gulch, Ruins Ridge, Steep Trail or the Steep Trail Complex. This guide does not include permission for those areas or nearby private land
- Check weather and wash conditions with the park before visiting; do not rely on the old Subaru/stock-vehicle claim as a condition guarantee. No camping along this route; use authorized developed camping
- Leave rocks, fossils and cultural features undisturbed; collecting requires park permission
Location
This is the public map point supplied for the trail profile. Private access instructions are never inferred from this view.
Opal Canyon Road, approximate route reference, Cantil, CA 93519
35.423, -117.977
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