The area can be hot in the summer, so bring an adequate water supply. Traveling the Nine Mile Canyon Road is not recommended when it's wet because the clayey road can turn to potter's slip instantly. The remote network of optional side routes, which are dead dry and utterly deserted, can be confusing. Be sure to take a map, compass, repair kit, knowledge, food, and more water than you think on these adventures . . . Price has a hospital.
Private lands fill much of Nine Mile Canyon and border the road.
The main road and most side canyon roads are on public land. Obey all signs restricting travel. From Price, drive 8 miles southeast on US 6 through Wellington, and turn left for Nine Mile Canyon on Soldier Creek Road between mileposts 249 and 250. The 21-mile drive to the bridge over Minnie Maud Creek begins as paved and then turns to dirt road. Get Adobe Acrobat.