In town, NV Hwy 169 becomes Moapa Valley Blvd. Continue to follow NV-169/Moapa Valley Blvd. through Logandale and Overton -- including as it curves. As you hit the center of Overton, you'll notice some government buildings -- as well as a tank -- on your left, and a post office on your right. This means your left turn is close.

Just past the Maverik Gas Station, make a sharp left (traveling North) onto Cooper Street (listed on Google Maps as Cooper Avenue). (If you pass through downtown Overton and see the McDonald's, you've gone too far on Moapa Valley Blvd. -- turn around and take the right fork, Cooper Street, where the road splits.)

Follow Cooper Street through a residential neighborhood, up a small hill, and out of town until you hit the Overton Airport (marked on the map above). Near the airport, Cooper veers right and becomes Mormon Mesa Road. (If you took a left onto Airport Rd., make an immediate right just before the Airport to hit Mormon Mesa Road.)

Continue on Mormon Mesa Road towards the large mesa ahead of you. This is the Mormon Mesa, or Virgin River Mesa. The road is only partially paved; most of the rest of the way it is dirt/graded gravel. Climb on Mormon Mesa Road up to the top of the mesa.

As you come to the top of the mesa (marked "Mesa Edge" on the map), you will pass a cattle guard. Continue east across the mesa, a bit more than 2.7 miles Do NOT leave the mesa. If you are descending down the east edge of the Mesa, you have gone too far.

Just before you come across a second cattle guard (marked "Cattle Guard" on the map) at the east edge of the mesa, there will be a less-traveled road that extends along the rim of the mesa. Note your mileage, turn left onto this rim road, and follow it north for 1.4 miles.

PROCEED SLOWLY AND BE ALERT! Without care, you can drive off the edge of the mesa, and we think that the tumble into the valley below will strongly decrease your chances of seeing the artwork.

The last time we visited, we found travel on the mesa quite confusing, thanks to a large number of additional paths carved by various vehicles. Google Maps satellite view was very helpful in remaining on the most direct path to the artwork; for your convenience, the map above has the location of the artwork pinned and will expand to a full map. The road nearest the mesa's East Rim -- one of many marked "Carp Elgin Road" on Google Maps -- takes you very near to the site, which is visible in the satellite imagery as a marked shadow (see above).



If your phone is not receiving a GPS signal, you will have to do your best to follow the road north and try to stay on the road that is close to the rim of the mesa -- though note that, at least for the first few times, you need not follow precisely every contour of the mesa and can try to take a more direct route.

After 1.4 miles on the rim road (via a relatively direct route), park your vehicle. Walk east towards the rim of the mesa until you find the earthwork. You should be within approximately 50 yards of the earthwork. We estimate that, even using an extremely circuitous route following nearly every contour of the mesa edge -- which, again, is not not necessary -- you should hit the artwork at approximately 2.6-2.7 miles.

Part of the beauty of earthworks lies in their natural surroundings. Please do not disturb the desert ecosystem found around Double Negative. The surrounding area is public land belonging to the Bureau of Reclamation or the Bureau of Land Management. Collecting or disturbing plants, fossils, or artifacts on this land is prohibited.