Backroads Around Las Vegas, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
 Callville Wash South Road |
Overview The Callville Wash South Road is a backcountry road that follows the bed of Callville Wash from Northshore Road south into the wild backcountry of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. About 5 miles long and ending on the shore of Lake Mead, this road leads through a rugged desert landscape with colorful sandstone bluffs, imposing black volcanic mountains, and fascinating geologic features, then ends across the water from Callville Bay. There are no structures or services of any kind along this road. Presented here are photos of the return through the rougher parts. For details of the road, including a map and waypoints, see Callville Wash South Road. |
 Returning: Scenic outcrops |
 Returning: Scenic outcrops |
 Returning: Scenic outcrops and mountains |
 Returning: Scenic outcrops and mountains |
 Starting into the bypass (view NE) |
 Beginning the bypass (view NE) |
 Passing through the notch |
 Washout out ditch |
 Steep with rocky steps |
 Steep with rocky steps |
 Near the top of the steep part |
 Top of the steep part |
 Approaching the hair-pin turn (view NE) |
 Dropping towards the side wash |
 Entering the side wash |
 Approaching the pinch-point |
 Back on easy road |
 Approaching the main wash |
 Returning to the main wash (view NE) |
 Exposed bedrock in the wash |
 Road on desert soils parallel to wash past last turn |
 Near the pavement, reentering the main wash (view NW) |
 Approaching the pavement (note highway bridge) |
 More to come ... |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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