Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Beaux Arts Village, Washington

This road takes you from Columbia Falls to the Canadian Border. This is a fun drive with lots of great stops, and two entrances to Glacier National Park. The most popular stop is Polebridge, MT, where you can try a huckleberry bear claw from the world famous Polebridge Mercantile. You can also enter...
Learn more about North Fork Road

This road accesses the Palouse to Cascades, or Iron Horse trail, as well as a number of other trailheads and forest service roads. While the main road is relatively tame, there is a small 4x4 area with some fun climbs and obstacles ranging from mild to wild, that are great for beginners to test out ...
Learn more about Garcia Road

Crossing the bridge at the end of North Fork Road opens up several trails and riverside camping spots for the more adventurous. The first right leads to fire road T57, which follows the river on the north side up to a washed-out wooden bridge and waterfall. In the springtime, the river runs high wit...
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This route used to take you up to Black Hawk Mine, but is since washed out. It may be repaired in the future to take you up to the very top. However, this is still a fun trail to test some easy 4X4 techniques and modifications, with dispersed camping and shooting areas along the way.
Learn more about North Fork Road - FS 573

Illinois (FS 5731) branches off the North Fork Snoqualmie corridor and quickly narrows into a classic, unmaintained Cascade backroad. The surface is mostly compact dirt with embedded rock, loose gravel, and the occasional rut or washout. As you climb, the road winds through dense second-growth and p...
Learn more about Illinois - FS 5731

Take some time to get away from the city and escape to the hills with this quick, rocky run. Stop for a picnic at Mine Creek or take a shooting break in one of the large pullouts off the road. This road will be covered in snow during early spring and late fall, but is a great place to explore the wo...
Learn more about Mine Creek Rd

NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! There are also several single-track trails that spur off the edge to keep an eye out for crossing traffic. This section of the trail starts on Sandhills Road and ends on Sandhills Road. This is the Eas...
Learn more about Overland Trail East

Easy trails right off Interstate 90! These trails cut through thick, beautiful forests and end at epic trailheads that take you into the SW corner of the Alpine Lake Wilderness Area. The trail is potholed and rough in some areas, but overall easily accessible to most all vehicles.
Learn more about Mason Lake/Talapus Lake Trailhead

This road follows the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River up to the trailhead for Goldmyer hot springs (reservations are required and can be made online), Dingford Creek, and many more. The first half of the trail ranges from one to two car widths while winding through the trees. There are a number ...
Learn more about Middle Fork/Goldmeyer Rd

NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! This is the Southern section of The Overland Trail, and it “Starts” mid-trail at the “Mission Creek Junction” OR At Sand Hill staging. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and sp...
Learn more about Overland Trail South

Flowy double track that is good for all skill levels. The trail is only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. Can be ridden as fast or as slow as comfortable. Roots and softball-sized rocks are scattered throughout. Concrete pavers in a couple of areas to help the trail maintain shape in wetter areas...
Learn more about Overland Trail

This is the northern section of The Overland Trail. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and spring, with several deep puddles as deep as 12 inches in some areas during the wet season. There are several exposed roots as well as rutted sections from the rain. The trail is beginn...
Learn more about Overland Trail (North)

This is an easy warm-up trail, accessible from 2 trail heads off the Sand Hill Pit staging area. Perfect area to get new riders to get familiar with what you will find around Tahuya. There are some roots and river rock throughout, but easily navigable for new riders. The trail loops around back to i...
Learn more about Loop Trail

This is a scenic 2-mile segment of Mission Creek Trail featuring a mix of open logged hillsides and forested terrain. The trail is a wide, easy two-track lined with purple foxgloves, offering fast and flowy riding. Expect sections with embedded rock, roots, and small loose rock throughout. Curves ra...
Learn more about Mission Creek

This 1-mile point-to-point trail takes you along the border of Reiter Foothills State Forest. This trail is easily passable by stock 4x4 vehicles. There is a steep section with loose rocks, dirt and mud holes less than 12" in depth. There are some good views of the surrounding mountains from this tr...
Learn more about Wandering View

This short point-to-point trail is one of the easy trails within the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area. This trail is great for the beginner off-roader. The obstacles are less than 12" in height and passable by stock 4X4 vehicles. A great trail combination is to begin on Easy Peasy, then head to Old School ...
Learn more about Old School

This section of mission creek has some steep exposure that is clearly marked with caution signs. Keep in mind, Tahuya ORV park is 48” max width. The trail follows the river and weaves between the trees. You can expect exposed roots, tight trees, large rocks and whoops. The trail crosses a road a cou...
Learn more about Mission Creek

This short point-to-point trail is part of the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area and is great for beginners. Though this trail has few obstacles it does have several tight turns between trees, stumps, and rocks. Lovers Lane has many opportunities for your rig to kiss the trees. Longer wheelbase vehicles wil...
Learn more about Lovers Lane

This short point-to-point trail is part of the Reiter Foothills 4X4 area. This trail is primarily a narrow dirt road with few obstacles. One obstacle is an approximately 12" rock ledge where the Upper Break It trail connects to this one. The other obstacle is a gatekeeper with rocks up to 12" in hei...
Learn more about Ups & Downs

Salmon is a 1.3-mile easy ATV trail that begins as a wide two-track curving tightly through the forest with banked corners, small rocks, pea gravel, and occasional whoops. After the first quarter mile, the trail transitions into a gravelly road with deeper loose rock and larger whoops as it descends...
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This road takes you from Columbia Falls to the Canadian Border. This is a fun drive with lots of great stops, and two entrances to Glacier National Park. The most popular stop is Polebridge, MT, where you can try a huckleberry bear claw from the world famous Polebridge Mercantile. You can also enter...
Learn more about North Fork Road

This road accesses the Palouse to Cascades, or Iron Horse trail, as well as a number of other trailheads and forest service roads. While the main road is relatively tame, there is a small 4x4 area with some fun climbs and obstacles ranging from mild to wild, that are great for beginners to test out ...
Learn more about Garcia Road

This route used to take you up to Black Hawk Mine, but is since washed out. It may be repaired in the future to take you up to the very top. However, this is still a fun trail to test some easy 4X4 techniques and modifications, with dispersed camping and shooting areas along the way.
Learn more about North Fork Road - FS 573

Illinois (FS 5731) branches off the North Fork Snoqualmie corridor and quickly narrows into a classic, unmaintained Cascade backroad. The surface is mostly compact dirt with embedded rock, loose gravel, and the occasional rut or washout. As you climb, the road winds through dense second-growth and p...
Learn more about Illinois - FS 5731

This road accesses the Palouse to Cascades, or Iron Horse trail, as well as a number of other trailheads and forest service roads. While the main road is relatively tame, there is a small 4x4 area with some fun climbs and obstacles ranging from mild to wild, that are great for beginners to test out ...
Learn more about Garcia Road

This route used to take you up to Black Hawk Mine, but is since washed out. It may be repaired in the future to take you up to the very top. However, this is still a fun trail to test some easy 4X4 techniques and modifications, with dispersed camping and shooting areas along the way.
Learn more about North Fork Road - FS 573

Illinois (FS 5731) branches off the North Fork Snoqualmie corridor and quickly narrows into a classic, unmaintained Cascade backroad. The surface is mostly compact dirt with embedded rock, loose gravel, and the occasional rut or washout. As you climb, the road winds through dense second-growth and p...
Learn more about Illinois - FS 5731

Take some time to get away from the city and escape to the hills with this quick, rocky run. Stop for a picnic at Mine Creek or take a shooting break in one of the large pullouts off the road. This road will be covered in snow during early spring and late fall, but is a great place to explore the wo...
Learn more about Mine Creek Rd