username
X
password
register
for free!
 help
 Home FAQ Contribute Camp Granada Surveys Shop
 TrailDEX Filter Areas A to Z Easy Hikes in Season Dog Hikes in Season
 MapRoute Editor Route Editor Route CloudRoute Scout Route Scout Foliage DEX Wildflower DEX
Publish a Guide
Trail/Hike Guide
 GPS Route
Recorded Track of a Hike
 Triplog
Review/Journal of a Hike
 Photoset
Photos of a Hike
help
  HAZ Forum
show related photosets
DESTINATION
The Barracks
6 Photosets
2021-06-01  
2020-05-29  
2019-10-18  
2018-05-30  
2017-10-21  
2017-07-02  
The Barracks, UT
mini location map2020-05-29
2 by photographer avatarlouie
photographer avatar
  •  
    photo thumbnail #1
    1
  •  
    photo thumbnail #2
     
 
The BarracksSouthwest, UT
The Barracks
Southwest, UT
Hiking0.83 Miles 11 AEG
Hiking0.83 Miles
11 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Via Poverty Wash Road Route - We did this hike on 5/31. I was able to get my jeep that has a lift with 33's all the way down the 7.5 miles to where you would park and hike from there. From there it was less than a mile to the water. I even posted my first route from where I parked to the water. Hopefully, I did that right. Water levels were just under 40 cfs and it was ideal. We chose this time of the year so we could really enjoy the water and dayhike our way to the NPS boundary and back to our site and avoid having to go out Checkerboard Mesa. We also discovered one could drive just above the Spanish sword and access the barracks that way as well as we ran into some day hikers on quads that came in that way. The only downer was we had some brief rain showers that made us nervous so we turned back at Poverty Wash/French Joe Canyon area. I was with my 15 year old son and just didn't want to take any chances getting stuck somewhere in the Canyon. It was a little chillier at night then I would of thought and we were a bit chilly in our 50 degree bags, but just layered more at night.

The spare tire and rack I have on the back of my jeep broke off at around the 5 mile mark on the road and I had to leave it there, but BLM was super cool about helping me figure out a way to get it back up the road. They recommended Patriot Welding and Tim who own's the shop hooked me up. He went in there and got my tire and rack back up the road for a reasonable fee and I'm driving back up there this week to get the rack and spare tire welded back onto my jeep.

Next time I'd like to figure out how to access the Barracks via the Rock Canyon route. If anyone has any beta on that road and a gpx route to follow I would be most grateful.

Love this area! It's like a mini narrows without the crowds and love being able to camp and have a campfire.
_____________________
Not all who wander are lost...
 
FAQ
helpcommentissue

end of page marker