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Not sure about this park, but elsewhere the NPS has made this distinction clear. Death Valley's map makes clear that a high clearance crossover, high clearance

Not sure about this park, but elsewhere the NPS has made this distinction clear. Death Valley's map makes clear that a high clearance crossover, high clearance 2WD or high clearance AWD vehicle is one class, and 4WD vehicles are another. See page 2: https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/508-Backcountry-and-Wilderness-Access-map_.pdf https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/508-Backcountr... EDIT: https://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/maps.htm https://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/maps.htm has a whole lot of maps for the Canyonlands and none of them make this distinction, maybe this isn't as apparent at that park.

SkyPuncher 2y ago
It was very clearly defined, but finding the definition would require you to go looking for it.
rocqua 2y ago
Notably, this marks a 4WD as having a low gearing case, ot says nothing about locked differentials.
ghaff 2y ago
The Death Valley one seems reasonable--if a bit conservative, which is appropriate. And high clearance seems an appropriate distinction--which the rangers will make as well. It's probably also worth noting that for places like the Racetrack having appropriate tires (and full-size spares) is important as well. I wouldn't have an issue driving there on my own but I wouldn't probably do it in a random rental.