Your ATV Base Camp
Aravada Springs gives you a base camp to explore the more than 1000 miles of ATV-friendly trails that wind through the rugged, unparalleled beauty of the Gold Butte and Grand Canyon Parashant National Monuments.
On Site Amenities
Guests can conveniently restock on supplies from our sundries store. Enjoy clean showers after a day's riding and electricity to recharge your devices.
Come unwind in our fresh water swimming pond fed by nine natural springs and relax among its lush green shade trees.
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Watch our training video to learn how to download and install GPS coordinates to all of our favorite ATV trails.
A Few of Our Favorite ATV Destinations
Aravada Springs
- 27.3 miles
- 36.520169° -114.055745°
Your ATV Base Camp
Aravada Springs gives you a base camp to explore the more than 1000 miles of ATV-friendly trails that wind through the rugged, unparalleled beauty ...
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Ice Cave
- 3.4 miles
- 36°32'18.30"N 114° 1'29.23"W
This is a slot canyon that G. Luke Whitney and Family went to for their 4th of July picnic because it was much cooler than the surrounding area. If you look at the top of the slot....
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Garden of Eden
- 11.2 miles one way
- 36.6156583° -113.9587194°
Not to be confused with the Garden of Eden Slot Canyon, this place is simply called The Garden of Eden by the locals. It's a dirt road about ...
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Garden of Eden Slot Canyon
- 11.1 miles one way
- 36.629290 -113.973040
This slot canyon is near the Garden of Eden road. It is different from any of the other slot canyons. It has a sloping floor that ...
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Lime Kiln Canyon Climber's Camp
- 15.5 miles one way
- 36.66053, -114.01148
Lime Kiln Canyon is a popular rock-climbing area with spectacular, mostly vertical and very technical routes. It's located just...
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Bunkerville Choo Choo
- 25.5 miles one way
- 36°40'46.812 -114°06'04.532
In Bunkerville, Nevada, there's a notable landmark known as the Bunkerville Choo Choo. It belongs to a rancher and stands out because it looks like a train engine...
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Keyhole Rock
- 25.4 miles one way
- 36°40.698' -114°06.407'
Keyhole Rock, an intriguing natural arch nestled in a granite rock formation, can be found near the Bunkerville Choo Choo and in close proximity to the familiar Beer Can Fence. Situated just outside ...
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Whitney Pockets
- 5.2 miles
- 36°31'23.87"N 114° 8'6.84"W
Whitney Pockets is named after G. Luke Whitney and G. Fenton Whitney. They purchased the Whitney/Nay Ranch in about 1910. They built...
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Miner's Grave
- 2.35 miles
- N 36°32.30383' W 114°4.88100'
Some prospectors faced tragic incidents. One old prospector accidentally shot himself, and another died after falling down a steep slope while unwell. Their lives were not easy...
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Falling Man
- 8.9 miles
- 36.511688° -114.185506°
This site is known for its interesting petroglyph depicting a "falling man" on a cliff above a small valley. Additionally, there are...
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21 Goats
- 10.5 miles
- 36°30' 6.17"N 114°11'27.40"W
21 Goats is a large panel of petroglyphs in the wash down from Whitney Pockets. The name comes from the fact that there are lots of Goats in that...
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Little Finland
- 23.3 miles
- 36°22'29.75"N 114°13'15.84"W
Bright flaming orange sandstone fins and outlandish shaped hoodoos leap from the desert floor. This place is amazing!
Not to be confused with the country of Finland, Little Finland is the unofficial name because of the rock formations that look like fins of fish and aquatic life...
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Red Bluff Spring
- 17.7 miles one way
- 36°27'34.34"N 114°15'47.08"W
Red Bluff springs is a spring in Mud Wash below the Little Finland road. Below the spring is a slot canyon that is much different that the other slot canyons in the area. It has straight up ...
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Seven Keyholes
- 19.8 miles
- 36°25'51.66"N 114°13'17.15"W
Although many would like to name it a slot canyon, Seven Keyholes really isn’t
one. In geologic terms, this straight and narrow canyon is a joint.....
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Devil's Throat
- 13.1 miles
- 36°25'40.23"N 114° 8'56.56"W
This roadside attraction is a great example of geology in action.
It's origins, as the story goes, began in the early 1900's during the Gold Butte mining boom. Cowboys and miners in the area suddenly saw...
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Gold Butte
- 31.7 miles
- 36°16'48.81"N 114°12' 2.42"W
There’s not much left at the Gold Butte town site, besides some old mining
equipment, a few caged mines and the graves of Arthur Coleman...
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Crazy Eddie Boulders
- 29.1 miles
- 36° 15.090201' N 114° 10.2039947' W
Though the local folklore of this place is fascinating, what we do know is that when the BLM acquired this land they bulldozed down any cabins and structures relating to the miner, "Crazy Eddie" Bounsall. The huge unique boulders...
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Pakoon Spring
- 10.8 miles
- 36°24'59.49"N 113°57'28.99"W
In the late 1970’s Pakoon Springs had seen many seasons. Several
different owners, including Native Americans, homesteaders ...
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BLM Airstrip
- 10.8 miles
- 36.522355° -113.864890°
The gravel airstrip in the remote Pakoon Basin of Mohave County, Arizona, is maintained by ...
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Tassi Springs
- 29 miles
- 36°22'29.75"N 114°13'15.84"W
Tassi Ranch is a rural historic district whose buildings, structures, and other landscape features comprise a unique and intact ranch core in...
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Grand Gulch Mine
- 28.9 miles
- 36.330062° -113.789632°
The Grand Gulch Mine is an isolated former copper boom-town from the 1870s to the 1960s that sits near the western edge of the Arizona Strip. It was established by Samuel L. Adams ...
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Aravada Springs
Your ATV Base Camp
Aravada Springs gives you a base camp to explore the more than 1000 miles of ATV-friendly trails that wind through the rugged, unparalleled beauty of the Gold Butte and Grand Canyon Parashant National Monuments.
whitney pockets
Whitney Pockets is named after G. Luke Whitney and G. Fenton Whitney. They purchased the Whitney/Nay Ranch in about 1910. They built two little catch dams in the rocks to hold water and it was used to provide water to their livestock and horses as they traveled to and from St. Thomas, NV.
GARDEN OF EDEN
Not to be confused with the Garden of Eden Slot Canyon, this place is simply called The Garden of Eden by the locals. It's a dirt road about a mile and a half ride off the beaten path. Enjoy a scenic jaunt through cedar trees and red rock wonders on a very sandy road. Recommended and well worth exploring!
Pakoon springs
Pakoon Springs was owned by the Whitney family for a period of time in the early 1900’s. In the late 1970’s, Pakoon Springs had experienced many seasons. Several different owners, including Native Americans, homesteaders, and ranchers, laid their claims to the area, but none made their claim quite like a self-proclaimed “weekend cowboy” by the name of Charles “Chuck” Simmons.
TASSI SPRING
Tassi Ranch is a rural historic district whose buildings, structures, and other landscape features are comprised of a unique and intact ranch core in northwestern Arizona, dating back from the first half of the 20th century.
gold butte
There’s not much left at the Gold Butte town site, besides some old mining equipment, a few caged mines, and the graves of Arthur Coleman and William (Bill) Garrett. Coleman and Garrett were the last two residents of the old mining town of Gold Butte. Bill was the nephew of Pat Garrett, the man who shot and killed Billy the Kid (supposedly).
little finland
Bright flaming orange sandstone fins and outlandish shaped hoodoos leap from the desert floor. This place is amazing!
Not to be confused with the country of Finland, Little Finland is the unofficial name because of the rock formations that look like fins of fish and aquatic life. The official name is Hobgoblin's Playground. These stunning complex and intricate forms cover an area 2,000 feet by 400 feet. You can find it about 18 miles west of Aravada Springs.
Seven keyholes
Although many people would like to name it a slot canyon, Seven Keyholes really isn’t one. In geologic terms, this straight and narrow canyon is a joint, or a fracture, which divides two large rock masses.
Joints are created when forces cause them to crack and separate. The rock is Aztec sandstone, as it is called locally in Nevada, or Navajo sandstone, as it is referred to in Utah, and throughout the Colorado Plateau.
devil's throat
This roadside attraction is a great example of geology in action.
It's origins, as the story goes, began in the early 1900's during the Gold Butte mining boom. Cowboys and miners in the area suddenly saw a large cloud of dust off in the distance. When they checked it out, they found a large sinkhole where once had been open desert. The sinkhole, now known as "Devil's Throat," has grown over the years and is between 110-120 feet across and is roughly 234 feet deep.
Mark Rawlins remembers, “As children, when we’d come out here in the 1960s there was no fence around it. Some of my cousins, as kids would risk their necks by jumping across cracks next to the very edge of the cliff on the south side.” His grandpa G. Fenton Whitney remembers hauling peaches to the Gold Butte mines with his father G. Luke Whitney, and this place was along the way. They spent a lot of time on the desert. At that time, he recalls, “We just called this place ‘The Sinkhole’.” In more recent years it was named, “Devil’s Throat.”
Today, this impressive sinkhole is surrounded by fence and warning signs to the effect, the edge and area around the sinkhole are unstable and getting very close is definitely not recommended.
21 Goats
21 Goats is made up of a large panel of petroglyphs that are located in the wash down from Whitney Pockets.
The name comes from the fact that there are lots of goats in that panel, along with other symbols. My grandfather G. Fenton Whitney called this the Indian Writings.
ice cave
This is not a true cave. It is a slot canyon that G. Luke Whitney and Family visited for their 4th of July picnic because it was much cooler there than the surrounding area. If you look at the top of the slot, you will often see an owl that lives there.
Red Bluff Spring
Red Bluff Spring is a spring in Mud Wash below the Little Finland road. Below the spring is a slot canyon that is much different that the other slot canyons in the area. It has straight up sides that look like a cobble stone wall. It is a short walk from the Lake Mead border sign to the slot canyon. Vehicle travel is forbidden beyond the border sign.
Grand Gulch Mine
The Grand Gulch Mine is an isolated former copper boom-town from the 1870s to the 1960s that sits near the western edge of the Arizona Strip. It was established by Samuel L. Adams, Richard Bently, and other men from St. George, Utah in the early 1870s to work a vein of rich copper ore called the Adams Lode.