Silverado Canyon

Silverado Canyon is a roughly 2,500-foot-deep (760 m) gorge in the Santa Ana Mountains, in the U.S. state of California.

[1] The small stream it is associated with, Silverado Creek, rises on the north slope of Modjeska Peak at the elevation of 3,980 feet (1,210 m) and flows north and west, past the town of Silverado to join Santiago Creek at 942 feet (287 m)[1] after a journey of just under 5 miles (8.0 km).

This maintained dirt access road is dangerous and there are a significant number of injuries on it every year from vehicle crashes.

The maintained dirt access road is steep has sharp rocks that cause flat tires regularly.

The gate usually remains closed after rains for several weeks as the road is cleared and repaired by the forest service.