Area Description Location This wilderness area is located about 45 air-miles south of Las Vegas, between Nelson and Searchlight, and east of Highway 95. Link to Wilderness Area Map
	Access Access is from dirt roads along the north and south sides of the wilderness area, and from Lake Mohave on the east. The road to the southern boundary is rough, rocky, and slow (about 10 rocky miles in a little over an hour), but it is suitable for an adventurous driver with a 2-WD, high clearance vehicle. I drove it in 2-WD, but it was comforting to know that I could shift into 4-WD if necessary.
	To get to the south side of the wilderness area, drive south from Las Vegas on Highway 95 for about 35 miles to Searchlight. In Searchlight, turn east (left) onto Cottonwood Cove Road (the eastern extension of Highway 164) and drive east for about 6.8 miles to where high-tension powerlines cross the paved road. Pass under the powerlines and continue east for another 0.9 miles to an unmarked dirt road on the north (left) side of the road [Get GPS Coordinates]. Turn off the pavement here and drive north and eastward on this one-lane dirt road. About 0.8 miles out, signs mark the boundary of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and state that you are on Road #32. Follow this road as it winds around the near mountains, runs up and over a pass, and drops into a wash system on the southern edge of the wilderness area. The road deteriorates considerably after passing Road #34, about 4.7 miles from the pavement. At the intersection of Road #33, 9.4 miles out, you arrive at the edge of the wilderness area. Road #32 continues to the north and west towards the base of the Ireteba Peaks ridge, while Road #33 runs east to pass the base of Opal Mountain before reaching Lake Mohave.