Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Ajo, Arizona

This mostly dirt and gravel surface trail is in the middle of a beautiful desert landscape with saguaros everywhere and mountain views in the distance. There is a lovely campsite at the beginning of the…
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Rosedale Race Track Is a really cool Race track loop in the middle of the desert, it's located in the Bureau of Land Management. property so its public access. At the beginning of this trail,…
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Rasmussen extended road is an out-and-back road that drives through both Bureau of Land Management and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. The wilderness areas require a pass and registration to enter and can be got…
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Rock and Dip are an overall easy road except for one section which is in the middle. From one side you will be able to get to cool rocks near the private property, right after…
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This fun out-and-back trail on the northern side of the Cardigan Peak Mountains Outside Ajo ends at a secluded campsite. This is a beautiful area of the desert full of giant saguaro cacti and flowers…
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Lookout Road is a mixed surface road of both sand, rock and gravel. The beginning of the trail is easy yet overgrown, it goes through washes at times, there are a couple of decent camp…
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The Scenic Loop road is an easy road, it drives through both Private property and the Bureau of Land Management. It is mostly gravel with some sandy areas that drive across a wash, do not…
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Hidden camp is a beautiful road that runs through Bureau of Land Management property, it is an out and back, sections of this road are gravel while others are very overgrown and rocky, but when…
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This is a lovely loop trail on the Northern side of the Cardigan Peak Mountains near Ajo. The Western side of the loop requires 4x4, while the Eastern side is easy and does not have…
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8113B road is an easy gravel road, there are sections that can be rutted, and sandy and some spots drive through a wash for a few seconds. There are a couple of camp spots with…
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Locomotive Rock Road is easy at the beginning, any 2-wheel drive vehicle can access the area. You can park and hike to Locomotive Rock. There are camping spots on either side of the road big…
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This 25.4-mile section of the El Camino Del Diablo trail takes you through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The Organ Pipe Cactus section of this trail is a maintained dirt road and is easy…
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This primarily wide and smooth wash runs from the main route of the gas pipeline road all the way down to the reservation boundary. Just before the border is a small pullout with an excellent…
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Pozo Nuevo Road is within the Organ Pipe National Monument and is a 14-mile road that connects Puerto Blanco Drive with Bates Well Road. Quitobaquito Spring and the border wall are at the southern end…
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This 58.8-mile section of the El Camino Del Diablo trail is the most remote and difficult section of the 130-mile trail. This section passes through the Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Area. The Cabeza Prieta section will…
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This short drive offers many opportunities to hike along the way. There are some cool camping spots for both RVs and tent campers. You need to pay a small fee to enter the park, and…
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This trail is found in the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range, Sand Tank Mountain Area A. A permit is required and easily obtained for free at Luke.isportman.net. Check-in and check-out can easily be done on the…
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This trail provides a more scenic and challenging option to reach the Painted Rock Petroglyph site from Interstate 8 than just driving there on paved backroads. It cuts through an area of Arizona State Land,…
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Loop the Gila Bend Mountains while visiting the Gillespie Dam and Bridge and Sundad Ghost Town. Start this run in Gila Bend, then go north up the Gila River Valley on historic US Route 80,…
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This mostly easy out-and-back trail leads to a beautiful Archaeological site that is also a point of critical environmental concern. Plenty of informational kiosks in the area explain why this petroglyph site is important and…
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Take Freeman Road exit about 17 miles east of Gila Bend. BLM. Camping is available, but put some distance between yourself and the interstate. It is an easy drive, though clearance is necessary in some…
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The trail starts at Woolsey Wash to trail 54011, leading to Woolsey Springs and into the middle of two wildernesses', Signal Mountain Wilderness on the North side and Woolsey Peak Wilderness on the South. Low…
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Starts off as a rock smooth road and eventually turns into a dirt road. The track has a few spots of eroded, washed-out washes that cross the trail, so be cautious if traveling at speed.…
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This is the leg of the Vekol Wash from Vekol Valley Road, Continuing South, crossing under the I-8 Bridge, and continuing into other trails leading further south; there is also a curve to the west…
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Margie's Cove Trail skirts the south side of Margie's Peak, splitting the Sonoran Desert National Monument and North Maricopa Wilderness. The trail is mostly a rutted dirt track with long stretches of soft sand. You…
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Road #8230 is a multi-mixed surface road with rocks, sand, and gravel, most of this road runs through a wash, the sand can be deep in areas, and these spots are prone to flash floods,…
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Rocky Camp road runs through Bureau Land Management. It is a mixed surface road consisting of rock, gravel, and sand. There are sections that are overgrown, so pinstripes are to be expected. This area is…
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The trail begins just north of Dateland. Turn off the tarmac onto a wide-grated dirt trail. The trail veers left, and when the trail appears to go left again, keep an eye out for the…
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Woolsey Wash is a multiple-surface mixed road consisting of rock, gravel, and sand. This area is prone to flooding, some sections of this road either drive in a wash or through one, please be careful…
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This trail takes you to one of the best camping spots on the Preserve. Christmas Pass is a large outcrop and mountain that not only looks beautiful but will help protect you from some of…
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