All that area Spring Creek and Mahogany Mountain is private property and been closed down for years. We tried a loop down Leslie Gulch, then upstream to the Black Rock Area along the lake, but it gets quite rough in there farther in (at the hot springs). We chose not to cross the river since some of the people we had with us had questionable vehicles for fording. You can follow along with us on last years "Lake View" videos. It would give you a good idea of what the road conditions would be like. If you ford the river you could drive up the west side of the lake aways and then cross back over at the Black Rock area. There is a road there that goes back up to the top of the canyon and from there you can link up to the road to Jordan Craters. That road in itself can be pretty rough as well. I don't think I would attempt this route solo and would recommend good solid vehicles and road skills for this attempt. I may attempt it again this fall/winter.
Hope this helps! George.
