HWY 288 and FR 410 to Reynolds Creek

[winotron]

Thinking of taking a trip to Reynolds Creek this Sunday. Rain is forecast for most of the weekend, possibly dry on Sunday. I've never been to the area, so I was wondering how the roads might be after a rain. I don't have 4WD, but do have a high clearance truck.

[Alston_Neal]

I think you should be fine. The road has a nice gravel base to it as you get into the canyon. In the beginning there are a couple of minor dips that hold water. I have always done it in 2wd even in rain. Worse case, which I doubt will be a problem, is still Workman Falls as a backup.

[chumley]

No problems. Most of 288 is paved now, the rest is well graded sedan-accessible dirt.

410 should be fine with high clearance even when wet.

[big_load]

I did that trip in the snow once, with a rental car. It wasn't too bad.

[CannondaleKid]

The only issue I ever had on FR 410 was when a tree fell during high winds which would have prevented me getting back out to AZ 288 if I had not brought a hand saw. To this day I still wonder what prompted me to take it at the last moment because I had never taken a saw before... but I have ever since.

Not being a full-length hand saw, it took me a good hour to cut twice through the two-foot diameter tree then use a rope hooked to the car (at that time a Honda CR-V) to pull it far enough to pass through.

i think of that experience every time we are up that way.

[Alston_Neal]

I did that trip in the snow once, with a rental car. It wasn't too bad.

The one that is still up there?

[big_load]

I did that trip in the snow once, with a rental car. It wasn't too bad.

The one that is still up there?

And then there was that time with Joel ...

[The_Eagle]

nd then there was that time with Joel ...

A few of us can start stories with that line.......

[hikeaz]

Storm damage repair work on a section of State Route 288 will see a 120-mile detour take effect this Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The detour will add approximately 2.5 hours for those traveling between SR 188 and Young,.

The closures for the section about 12 miles north of the intersection with SR 188, between mileposts 271-276 and just north of Roosevelt Lakes, are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.