Rubicon Trail -- part 1 - Loon Lake to Buck Island

[@fyrefox98]

Oh man!!!!! Missed another great trip! Jealously is seriously setting in!!!! Great footage!

[@JKsouthwest]

We will have to get you on the next one! Thanks for watching!

[@LonnieJesser]

Nice Job Bill, this is a bucket list Trail for your friends in Idaho. Can't wait to see the rest of the adventure !!

[@JKsouthwest]

It was a great trip! Thanks for watching.

[@justagirl-and-hercamera]

Great first day!

[@JKsouthwest]

Yes it was!

[@robl6044]

It looks like you guys are having so much fun there

[@JKsouthwest]

It was a great time on the trail. Thanks so much for watching!

[@seaoforange88]

My buddies and I were in the gladiator parked close to you guys. You guys missed the party. All the locals showed up after you left and some crazy show-off wheeling happened next to where you were parked!

[@JKsouthwest]

We would have liked to stay a couple more days on the trail, but we were on a bit of a schedule I think we were running just ahead of a couple big groups. We still managed to have a great trip. Thanks for watching!

[@christophermartinez5314]

Great off-roading

[@JKsouthwest]

This is by far my favorite trail. Thanks for watching!

[@sdrawz]

Great footage. The Rubicon is such a fun trail!

[@JKsouthwest]

It was a great trip. Thanks so much for watching!

[@greghull3189]

Nice video! Do you think it’s doable to hit Buck Island and then return back to Loon on the same day?

[@JKsouthwest]

It is absolutely doable. But, it will all depend on your rig, experience, group size, trail traffic, etc....Thanks so much for watching!

[@southwestoffroad]

Looks like a good time. I’ve been wanting to go but didn’t have anyone to roll with.

[@JKsouthwest]

It was a great time. You need to find someone to roll with. Thanks for watching!

[@StacySalmans]

Looks like a great trip.

[@JKsouthwest]

It was probably our best trip yet! Thanks for watching.

[@jerryriggins123]

How long did it take you to get to buck island from loon lake

[@JKsouthwest]

@@jerryriggins123 It took us a solid 8 hours to get there. But, we had 5 vehicles in our group; we really took out time amd made several stops for photos and just to take in everything.

[@RicDurant]

What time of the year did you go? Didnt look busy.

[@JKsouthwest]

We went the first week of August, during the middle of the week. There was little actual traffic on the trail, we only saw a couple other groups actually moving along the same time as us. It made for a great trip, our group had 5 moderately built Jeeps. We were able to take our time during the challenging sections without feeling the pressure of holding anybody up. But, it was busy with campers/party crowd around Buck Island. If you can I would avoid the weekend, as it is of course busier. Also check the calendar on the Rubicon Springs website to see when the big organized groups are on the trail, you will definitely want to avoid those times. Are you planning on running the trail? Thanks so much for watching!

[@RicDurant]

You have one of the only complete videos of the trail. Our group is planning to go September 9th, 2025. So it's a ways off. I have and a few others in our group, 4lo Overland, have JTs. We are planning local runs to make sure the rigs are solid. Lots of Toyota ( cheaper) in the group. But are only allowing modified rigs. Lift, 35+ etc. 0:02

[@JKsouthwest]

@@RicDurant Sound like you will be well prepared. I started planning far in advance also. I hope you have a great trip!