Instead of Truckhaven...

[mounty71]

I ran across a couple videos on YouTube about this place in Anza Borrego state park i've never heard of before, probably halfway between truckhaven and San Diego just north of HWY 8. It's called Goat Canyon, there's an abandoned railroad track, a derailed train, and the largest wooden trestle in the world, as well as naturally formed caves and underground rivers. There are also places to go 4 wheeling and hiking, although i'm not sure how close any trails are to the trestle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQLLDvsbnyw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bScAe7rjsU

I'm not totally sure there's much for my 2wd truck (i might convince my dad to take his jeep wrangler), but i find places like this interesting to explore so i thought i'd share. I also find all this ghost taboo spirit stuff interesting, although i don't personally believe in ghosts. Maybe in the near future, before it gets too hot, some people would want to get together for a weekend and explore the area and camp out. I know a lot of the socal and AZ regulars are getting tired of truckhaven and there have been a lot of trips there lately, so this would just be one possible alternative. Whadaya think?

 

[RangerX]

It's called Goat Canyon, there's an abandoned railroad track, a derailed train, and the largest wooden trestle in the world,

I went out there a few times 10 years ago, and unless things have changed, it's a big no-tresspassing zone, owned and patrolled by the railroad. We did, however sneak under the fence and hike for miles, and saw about 16 treastles and as many tunnels, VERY cool. We saw the world record wooden trestle, and some boxcars that had tumbled off over the side.

The only caves I know of are the mud caves on the way to Diablo Dropoff, in a different part of the park. They are lots of fun to walk and crawl and squueze through.

Your second vid link shows the trail with the Squeeze and Heartattack Hill, which is off the S-2, and a legal trail, but NOT for fullsizes.

there's plenty of trails (roads) in the park that are 2wd friendly. I've been passed by Civics and Tempos out there.

 

[IZwack]

How about those trails Ken Cooke used to run -- they look like they're 2wd friendly.

Example:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=143092