Guidebook

NO. 622 HARRY WADE EXIT ROUTE - After getting to Death Valley with the ill-fated 1849 caravan, Harry Wade found this exit route for his ox-drawn wagon and thereby saved his life and the lives of his wife and children. At this point the Wade party came upon the known Spanish Trail to Cajón Pass.

Location

Highway 127 (Milepost 29.8), 4 mi S of Death Valley National Monument on State Hwy, 30 mi N of Baker
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CHL #622 - Harry Wade Exit Route

CHL #622 - Harry Wade Exit Route

CHL #622 - Harry Wade Exit Route State Plaque

CHL #622 - Harry Wade Exit Route Marker