Oatman, AZ
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Oatman, AZ
Planning a trip tp Oatman, AZ next weekend. Anyone know if the northern road from Bullhead City to Oatman is a dirt road. I found this on the internet:
There are two main roads linking Oatman to State Highway 95. One is paved and the other is a dirt road leading to Bullhead City about 25 miles away. The dirt road is in fairly good condition and is certainly a pleasurable egress from Oatman. The scenery along this route is excellent and will really make you feel like you're back in the untamed days of the old west.
Here is the pic. It is the northern road. I would rather go futher south to the other road if the northern road is dirt.
There are two main roads linking Oatman to State Highway 95. One is paved and the other is a dirt road leading to Bullhead City about 25 miles away. The dirt road is in fairly good condition and is certainly a pleasurable egress from Oatman. The scenery along this route is excellent and will really make you feel like you're back in the untamed days of the old west.
Here is the pic. It is the northern road. I would rather go futher south to the other road if the northern road is dirt.
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I've done the ride a few times from Vegas when visiting out there and always came in from the east out of Kingman (I belive) and the left on the western road. The ride in from the east side was the best part of the ride. Lots of twisties. I didn't know about the dirt road and I would have avoided it if I had been told about it.
The last time I took a desert road out of SearchLight on the return and it didn't do much for me, long and straight and not much to look at.
Watch out for the donkeys in Oatman - they bite and $hit wherever they want!
It was a good ride though!
The last time I took a desert road out of SearchLight on the return and it didn't do much for me, long and straight and not much to look at.
Watch out for the donkeys in Oatman - they bite and $hit wherever they want!
It was a good ride though!
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RE: Oatman, AZ
Looking at your map, the road on the north side is dirt,
the road on the south side of the map is black top.
and yes take the twistie to kingman, very historic and it is
the old RT66. neat photo stop along the way. very old gas
station with old pumps.
PS> drive safe and slow to enjoy it all.
the road on the south side of the map is black top.
and yes take the twistie to kingman, very historic and it is
the old RT66. neat photo stop along the way. very old gas
station with old pumps.
PS> drive safe and slow to enjoy it all.
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RE: Oatman, AZ
If you take the road that starts on the west side of the map at the bottom in from Ft. Mohave to Oatman. it has more turns then it looks. After eating breakfast in oatman come on out to Kingman which is the road just north and headed east. A very nice road with great look out points.
Give me a call in Kingman. I will be there.
Give me a call in Kingman. I will be there.
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