Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Big River, California

The Swansea Townsite Trail is a historical and scenic route through the remote Arizona desert, offering a mix of graded access road, rugged shelf sections, and challenging terrain, specifically beyond the ghost town. This trail…
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Used by early settlers to travel between Vidal, California, and the now-ghost town of Midland, the Midland-Vidal Road was perhaps also used by Wyatt Earp, who lived in Vidal for a time. Along the drive,…
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This track takes you north out of Quartzsite, Arizona, across the desert to the amazing Painted Mountains and canyons surrounding Mesquite Mountain. You will be on the reservation of the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT)…
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This 3.7-mile track, which goes through the Osborne Wash for part of the trail, provides a cut-across trail to get back into Parker or get out to the Swansea Townsite Trail, without having to go…
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This 9-mile (each way) trail connects Cienega Springs Road and the Back Way to Desert Bar Trail with Shea Road and the Swansea Townsite Trail. You skirt along the edge of the Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness…
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This 4-mile RT trail uses Trail Hs360 to get a little further into the Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness. This wilderness area is BLM land, and the wildlife possibilities include bighorn sheep, wild donkeys, burros, wild horses,…
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This is a fun trail that follows the high line poles out into the desert. If coming from Lake Havasu on the Whipple Mountain Loop Trail, you can stay straight and follow this trail down.…
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This trail starts in a sandy wash on LP4180. It is sandy until you turn out of the wash onto LP089. Then you drive up into the desert terrain. Parts of this trail are flat,…
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This trail leaves straight off of Highway 95 and takes you through three distinct washes. Its a very popular area for ATVs, UTVs and dirt bikes, and with it being close to town, it can…
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Expect beautiful views of the Colorado River and Palo Verde Valley on this ~6-mile trail that starts at the end of the Blythe Intaglios trail. This is a 'Limited Use Area' with no cross-country motorized…
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This 2-mile loop is within the Open Area of the Standard Wash OHV Area, thus there are lots of different tracks to follow and explore. It makes a loop through the washes and rolling hills,…
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15 miles north of Blythe, California, on SR-95 is the entrance to the Blythe Intaglios, six large figures/geoglyphs that were carved into the ground between 450-2,000 years ago along the Colorado River. While best viewed…
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This 3-mile trail provides an alternate route to get from the Four Peaks area back to Plomosa Road. It will provide different scenery and a slightly different view from the other trails in this area…
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This short 1.8 mile point-to-point trail is an optional route to access the Mohave Wash area. This follows a smaller wash instead of driving on over the high ground. This trail has a few narrow…
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This short dirt bike trail near Standard Wash is an easy mix of narrow singletrack, gravelly two-track, and wide sandy washes. It's mostly easy throughout the 2.5-mile route, with a bit of steep climbing in…
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This short dirt bike trail climbs up from a sandy wash into the rolling hills of the Standard Wash OHV Area. It follows a narrow and faint single track for 2 miles from north to…
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This is a short ATV trail through a hard-packed sandy wash with lots of brake bumps and small rocks. It goes through a pretty barren desert landscape with creosote bushes, brittlebush, and paloverde trees, with…
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This trail starts off Highway 95 as you go North out of Quartzsite towards Parker. It starts out 2 tracks in the desert on nice flat terrain. As you approach Plomosa Mountains Trail (BLM 0080),…
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This 7.5-mile trail takes you from the Southern Cross Mine Trail to Plomosa Mountains Trail by going along the east side of the Plomosa Mountains. The views of the valley are beautiful. In the AZ…
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This 11.4 point-to-point trail follows the Mohave Wash down to the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Area. This trail is a wide open wash with deep sand that is washboarded. There are several historical items…
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This is a short ATV trail through the Arizona State Trust Land east of Highway 95, north of Havasu. It goes under some powerlines, in a medium-width wash, with lots of tracks and whoops and…
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The beginning of the trail starts off similar to the connecting trail "Mohave Wash," which is one of the many ways to get here. Boulder Gulch is a single-vehicle wide sandy trail with multiple whoops…
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This short 2.7-mile point-to-point trail connects the Mohave Wash to Planet Ranch Road. This trail is full of ups and downs as you run along a set of power lines towards the Mohave Wash. Right…
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This is a cool, simple, short spur route to an even cooler abandoned miner's mine and stone water tank and cabin foundation. It is still mostly intact with artifacts present. There is easy, fairly flat…
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This western section leads to the main preacher pass trail or splits to take you north back to the Main Arizona Peace Trail. There are some sandy and sharp rocks sections, but it's generally quite…
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This 7-mile trail across the desert on the east side of Quartzsite is one of the main trails to go north or south to other trails. It is dusty and very rough in places, but…
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This track crosses the Colorado River Indian Tribe Lands, so YOU NEED a CRIT sticker before riding this trail. You will travel from Ehrenberg, at the Colorado River, to Diablo Pass, going through the Plomosa…
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This is a spur trail from the AZPT to the WWII Woman's Flight Marker. It's a mostly easy trail with some washouts. This trail takes you to the fence that surrounds the markers, and you…
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Just under 4 miles, Sunkist Spur #1 connects Sunkist to West End Preacher Pass Trail. It takes you close to the mountains as you move east away from Quartzsite. In the AZ desert, always be…
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Trail 0079 is a connecting route from off of Plomosa Road. This one-mile trail is predominantly easy and wide open, with networks to several other trails in the area. There are a couple of sandy…
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