Rubicon Trail
Eldorado National Forest
August 2009
Polaris RZRs on the Rubicon Trail
We took to Polaris RZRs on the Rubicon Trail for a quick
day trip. The red RZR has a +6" long travel and the other is a
standard RZR S. Our goal was to make it into Spider lake and back, but a
Jeep in our group bent a tie rod coming through Gatekeeper, and that
took a little time to sort out. We made it to the top of Walker
Hill before deciding it was time to head back to the campground for some
cocktails and tri-tip around the campfire.
Our base camp for this trip was Loon Lake campground.
OHVs must be trailered to the trail head from here, but it is a nice
setup if you have a motorhome or toy hauler.
The El Dorado County Sheriff and US Forest Service routinely patrols the
Rubicon Trail during the summer, so make sure you are properly
registered for California and have a spark arrestor. If you are from out of state, check out
of state green sticker or whatever you would need to ride in California.
The Rubicon Trail is a very sensitive trail, and there
is pressure from environmentalists to shut it down. Please stay on
the designated trail, and obey the rules so the Rubicon can stay open
for future generations.
Getting ready to hit the trail
Near Gatekeeper
Bent tie-rod on the Jeep TJ
Near the Granite Slab
Ellis Creek
On the trail
Coming back down Walker Hill
On the way back out
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