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ISO: Lime Kiln/Welcome Springs Road Conditions Update?

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Isaac Roter · · Toyota, Sienna · Joined Oct 2017 · Points: 953

Will my minivan make it? Thanks!

apross · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 3,978

Was just at Lime Kiln and the road was the roughest I had seen in a long time. If I owned a minivan, I would not take it up there but there was a guy up there who drove one in. So yes, it can be done. Plenty of off-roaders go up there, so if you did blow it, you would probably get a tow out.

Where's Walden · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 289

I'm the guy who did it in a minivan and I wouldn't recommend it unless you are going to drive in once and leave it parked for a week or more. My car took some damage. 

Jeremy McCormick · · salt lake city · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 40

How much worse is it than last winter? 

Where's Walden · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 289
Jeremy McCormickwrote:

How much worse is it than last winter?

The photos aren't that good but it has deep ruts. My car almost didn't get up, but it was wet that day. There were other rocky parts where I was scraping the bottom but my clearance is only 4.3"


Jeremy McCormick · · salt lake city · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 40

Ok doesn’t sound much worse then Last year. If you made it up in 4.3 inches of clearance that’s impressive! 

Where's Walden · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 289
Jeremy McCormickwrote:

Ok doesn’t sound much worse then Last year. If you made it up in 4.3 inches of clearance that’s impressive! 

I did, but my car is a piece of trash and I ate huge bush scratches and scraped the bottom a fair bit. 

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