Access road is approximately 3 miles North of Roaring Springs Ranch on State Road 205. It is unmarked.
Road deteriorates especially when wet. .
Only a few structures are still standing as of 1998. Blitzen was one of the many settlements that arose in the Catlow Valley in the late 1800's. The town was named after the Donner and Blitzen River which flows nearby. Sources vary as to the year in which the post office at Blitzen was established. One record lists the date as 1888, another 1915.