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Jerry Carr:
We plan on attending the Beaver rally in Las Vegas then we will head for home, my thought was using the Hwy 93 from Vegas to Twin Falls, I have never used this route I would think that we are heading north at the end of March so the weather should not be an issue. Has anyone used this road?
  

Dick Simonis:
Yep, it's a great route but there is another road....318 I think, or something like that, that cuts off of 93 to the west and rejoins in Ely.  Very pleasant drive.  It will avoid some passes.

Think about spending a couple of day in JackPot.  Pretty nice RV park at the casino and a nice 18 hole golf course.

Bill Sprague:
We drove south on 93 to Vegas about 6 weeks ago.  Lots of big sky scenery and smooth pavement.  We camped in Baker City, Jackpot, Ely and Los Vegas.  There are not many campgrounds on the route.  We stayed at The Prospector in Ely and Cactus Pete's in Jackpot.  

After Vegas, I think we will go north through Utah and revist some of the scenic geological wonders.  

Dick Simonis:

--- Quote from: Jerry Carr ---Thanks Dick, I took a look om google and the route to Ely is US-93 N/Great Basin Hwy and NV-318 N
 a 4-5 hr run do you recall the name of the RV park?
--- End quote ---

We stayed at cactus Petes in Jackpot...lower level...where that take reservations.  Nice park wierd pull throughs where they can put two RV's per site.  Only on weekends is it full enough where that actually happens though.

We also stayed at the KOA in ELY.  No bad for a KOA.  Nice town to visit and a little 9 hole course for those so inclined.

Not much else between L.V. and Ely.

Jerry Carr:
If you plan to use US 93 northward to Twin Falls from Las Vegas, you're better using this route after April.  We pulled out of the Vegas rally on March 25th, and encountered winds at 40mph+, and drifting snow most of the drive.

We did a planned stop overnight at the KOA Ely.  The park was OK, but watch out for the WIFI.  It will download a new home page before you know what hit you, and it doesn't work!!!

We did keep the water off, and I elected to pull in the sides overnight (all slides but the bedroom.)  The next day I had to defrost the slide with hot water to get it back in place.  It was mostly ice buildup.

The run up to Twin Falls was, again, very windy and drifting snow (no ice on the road) most of the trip.
We spent the next night at the 93 RV park in Twin Falls. The wifi worked at the park, but the parking pads are very soft for jacks even with blocks we couldn't lift the rig.  I think by April, the pads may dry out, so for a summer park I am sure it's OK.

I think US 93 is generally not a bad drive, but you do push 8000ft on the climb into Ely. So if MPG is a problem for you, I think the Salt lake route will be much better.

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