October 2023: the road remains passable in 2WD-HC vehicles.

Overview

The Mud Wash North Road is located out in Gold Butte, northeast of Las Vegas. This road runs 3 miles between Gold Butte Road and Mud Wash Road, traversing spectacular country along the way. Mud Wash North Road is part of the Gold Butte Backcountry Byway, provides access to Little Finland, Red Rock Spring, the Red Bluff Spring area, and the Lime Canyon Wilderness Area.

As described here in pictures, the road starts along Mud Wash Road and runs northeast to intersect Gold Butte Road. For details of the road, including GPS waypoints and views of the road when driving in the other direction, see Mud Wash North Road - South Bound.

Link to Road Map.

Watch Out

Note (March 2022): this road was recently graded.

Other than the standard warnings about the desert, ... this is a wild and remote area without services of any kind (no restrooms, no water, no gas, no food). Bring what you need to survive. Be prepared and be self-reliant. It is a big place and someone will find you eventually if you stay on a main road, but be prepared to survive alone for a day, or even two or more days if you get off the main road.

The road is mostly gravel and passable in a 2WD high-clearance vehicle (assuming dry conditions), but it would be safer to have a 4WD because you just never know when a bit of deep gravel is going to suck you down. A few spots are rocky.

While out, please respect the land and the other people out there, and try to Leave No Trace of your passage. Also, this is a remote area, so be sure to bring the 10 Essentials.