Most of the roads in the Virginia City Highlands are on private property and are maintained by the Association. More than 83% of the Association roads are unpaved. Most of these roads are graveled, while the remainder consists of natural material (clay soils and rock) with perhaps some gravel placed at some time in the past.

The Highlands is a rural area. Four-wheel drive with appropriate tires are required for winter driving in the Highlands.

For more information, you can contact our volunteer

The Board of Directors has adopted Road Management Guidelines and a Road Maintenance Plan (printable version - PDF), which were endorsed by the membership at the 2006 Annual Meeting. The plan includes the "list of annual road repair, restoration and improvements" (LARRRI). It's 31 pages and it's in PDF format. Click here to read the plan in your browser.

The Nevada Technology Transfer Center printed a report on washboarding of gravel roads, its causes and cures. The summary: "The three causes of washboarding are lack of moisture, driving habits and poor quality of gravel. You only can change one cause—the gravel. The gradation of gravel can be modified by scarifying, pulling more fines from shoulders, etc. But the key is to get a high quality surface gravel in place in washboarding areas. With heavy traffic in prolonged dry periods, even good surface gravel will not guarantee elimination of washboarding. However, it definitely will reduce it. You also will realize a bonus in reduced blading requirements, less material loss from whip off and less dusting."