Today we’ll visit China Dam and Tule Homestead to take a step back in time and appreciate history. China Dam was built by Chinese workers, hence the name, in the early 1900’s to help with mining of the area. It’s a fun area to explore for kids and adults alike. From there, we will head out to Tule Homestead, an old miner’s cabin in the middle of nowhere that withstood the test of time and is in a relatively good shape.

The round-trip trail is 16 miles and should take approximately 4 hours to complete. I would rate this trail between 3 and 4. It is suitable for any stock Jeep with 4WD. There are a few steep and rocky sections traversing high ridges requiring careful tire placement, nothing that Jeeps can’t handle. The area around China Dam has a lot of optional obstacles giving you an opportunity to test the articulation of your Jeep.

Please note that by popular request, we’re switching to “winter” hours starting the run at 10:00 AM instead of the usual 9:00 AM!!!

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Event Type: One Day Adventure
AZ Pinstriping: Medium
Difficulty: 3 to 4
Camping: NO
Jeep Requirements: Stock Jeeps
Equipment Requirements: Spare Tire, inflation/deflation tools, sense of adventure
Radio: GMRS Channel #15