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It's fall break for my kids this week so we are planning to head down south to our routine get away in Torrey with the in-laws, but want to break away for couple days worth of exploring down around Escalante as well.
Here's the agenda for the Escalante activities...
Thursday morning
Friday morning
With all that said I have a few questions for anyone that's more intimately acquainted with the area and our destinations:
1. Can an average mini-van make it out to both Dry Fork TH and Batty Pass Caves off of HIR Road OK?
Note: I remember there being quite a few stretches of washboard texture that rattled our other car like crazy and a sandy spot or two somewhere along the way to do a trip to Coyote Gulch, but that was years ago now. We do have a higher-clearance 4WD vehicle as an option, but it's pretty squished for all the kids.
2. Are there any other good primitive campsites that would be accessible to a mini-van along HIR Road between Twenty Mile and Hurricane Wash?
3. Are any of the hikes, particularly Upper Calf Creek and Peek-a-boo, too tricky or too strenuous for a 3 year old? How bout a parent with a 5 month old in a carrier pack?
4. Is the agenda too ambitious? Any better spots and suggestions in the area that would be worth subbing in place of something else on the agenda for kid-friendly fun and exploration?
Here's the agenda for the Escalante activities...
Thursday morning
- Upper Calf Creek Falls
- Devil's Garden
- Twenty Mile Wash Dinosaur Tracks
- Peek-a-Boo / Spooky Gulch Loop
- Batty Pass Caves
- Camp
Friday morning
- Petrified State Forest Loop (and maybe see how the fishing is at the reservoir)
- Anasazi State Park
With all that said I have a few questions for anyone that's more intimately acquainted with the area and our destinations:
1. Can an average mini-van make it out to both Dry Fork TH and Batty Pass Caves off of HIR Road OK?
Note: I remember there being quite a few stretches of washboard texture that rattled our other car like crazy and a sandy spot or two somewhere along the way to do a trip to Coyote Gulch, but that was years ago now. We do have a higher-clearance 4WD vehicle as an option, but it's pretty squished for all the kids.
2. Are there any other good primitive campsites that would be accessible to a mini-van along HIR Road between Twenty Mile and Hurricane Wash?
3. Are any of the hikes, particularly Upper Calf Creek and Peek-a-boo, too tricky or too strenuous for a 3 year old? How bout a parent with a 5 month old in a carrier pack?
4. Is the agenda too ambitious? Any better spots and suggestions in the area that would be worth subbing in place of something else on the agenda for kid-friendly fun and exploration?