Mojave Road

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1. MI 0.0Avi Crossing TrailheadTrailhead520 FT

   West bank of the Colorado River. Top off fuel in Laughlin. It's the last pump.

2. MI 14.4Piute Gorge CampCampsite2,702 FT

   Dispersed sites near the mouth of Piute Gorge, out of the wash.

3. MI 18.7Fort Piute RuinsViewpoint3,050 FT

   Stone walls of an 1860s Army redoubt guarding Piute Spring.

4. MI 42.7Penny CanViewpoint4,805 FT

   The famous mailbox-on-a-post. Leave a penny, sign the register.

5. MI 58.8Mid Hills CampCampsite5,160 FT

   Pinyon-juniper camp at 5,100 ft. The cool, quiet middle of the crossing.

6. MI 68.6Marl SpringsWater4,722 FT

   Historic spring behind the corral. Unreliable. Treat it as emergency-only.

7. MI 75.6Seventeen Mile PointViewpoint4,044 FT

   Long view over the Marl Mountains; the road runs arrow-straight below.

8. MI 93.2Traveler's MonumentViewpoint1,961 FT

   Add a rock to the pile mid-playa and read the register at the base.

9. MI 98.6Soda Lake CrossingObstacle1,330 FT

   Dry-lake crust that turns to bottomless goo when wet. Impassable after rain.

10. MI 112.8Afton Canyon CampCampsite1,242 FT

    BLM campground in the 'Grand Canyon of the Mojave' under the trestles.

11. MI 116.9Mojave River FordObstacle1,469 FT

    One of the river's few above-ground moments. Usually 12–18 inches deep.

12. MI 138.0Camp Cady ExitExit1,780 FT

    Trail's end at the old Camp Cady site. Pavement at Harvard Road, fuel in Newberry Springs.