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I'm heading to Vegas in the next couple of days for work and have an early morning meeting my first day. I was thinking I could use the day before to hike the Hualapai mountain area near Kingman and disperse camp somewhere up there vs lower to shave a couple hours off the drive to Vegas. I know a couple roads that are popular for dispersed camping down below off the highway, but can anyone comment about higher up in elevation/which road might be the best to check out for that?
For trails, doesn't look like there's a ton but if anyone has something particularly interesting to check out, would love to hear it.

I haven't seen dispersed camping in the mountains. The trails on Hualapai Mountain are sort of the default hike for my cousin in Kingman. There are some good views.

Thanks; I'll have to check those out. Looks like there's a BLM campground up there if nothing else. Usually avoid those because they tend to be packed with squatters but hey, maybe it's not so bad further away from Phoenix

If it's not a weekend I doubt if there's going to be very many people at that Wild Cow campground. The regular campground in the park is pretty nice, although it's not dispersed, or free. The advantage to your travel is that it's a paved road and you can quickly get out of there and be on your way, whereas if you go all the way down that dirt road to the BLM Campground it's going to take time to get out of there. Just don't try to go out by way of the Boriana Mine road to Yucca!!

azbackpackr wrote:Just don't try to go out by way of the Boriana Mine road to Yucca!!

I second this. It is the single worst road I have ever driven. Numerous occasions on three wheels, lockers engaged, and over four hours to go 20 miles. Just. Say. No.

As for the park, the full slate of trails ends up being about 14 miles I think, which is easily done as a day hike. The Potato Patch Loop is a shorter option if you have less time. It's also the most popular. The Tipton and Dino lookouts are nice alternatives if you don't want to hit the two highest peaks. Aspen Peak is nice but the top has some scrambly route-finding past the end of the "official" trail.

The old Camp Levi Levi is closed and in disrepair. I believe the water is permanently turned off, though there is usually a filterable stream here, and will certainly be flowing now after our winter snow. Not sure of current status, but you used to be able to backpack in the park. If that's an option for you, I highly recommend a great little sheltered basin just below Aspen Peak.

Thanks for the replies. I ended up at Wild Cow on Saturday and it was about half full; snagged the last site and set up my hammock on the other side of the creek which is running right now. Overall, nice and pleasant. I got a late start so didn't end up a lot of hiking but may stop back by on my way home. There were a couple of dispersed sites going up, but just a couple and not great. The dirt road was in great condition at least and it only took me something like an extra 15 minutes to get back there from the pavement, if that.
Thanks for the beta, Chums; I brought my backpack with me as well as my gear so might have to check that out on my way back. Any idea on the road from Wild Cow down to 129? It's not numbered that I can see