Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Blackfoot, Idaho

This route takes you from Idaho Falls up Bone Road, past the Bone Store, and up the Wolverine Canyon. It is a fun ride to take all year round for a Sunday drive or a quick ride up in the mountains. You drive past the old settlement of Ozone which was a fairly large city until a drought in 1920 made ...
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon

The route takes you from Springfield, Idaho to Big Southern Butte via part of Goodale's Cutoff. For a brief history of the cutoff see below. This trail is best ridden in the spring when the snow has melted until it gets hot and then in the late fall. There are awesome picturesque views of the entire...
Learn more about Springfield to Big Southern Butte

Noise ORV is single track trail loop and features whoops, volcanic rock, sand, and hard dirt. It can get quite dusty, so the best times to ride are early in the morning or after it has rained. Idaho ORV decals are required to ride. The trails are beginner and kid friendly. It's always windy. There i...
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Bear Trap Cave is one of many lave caves located in southeast Idaho. This trail begins from Coffee Point and winds southwest across the desert to the Bear Trap cave. It is a relatively easy-going trail, with a mostly dirt road that is only challenging in snow or mud. There are plenty of scenic oppor...
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This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several campsites, including a BLM campground. The latter half of the trail borders the Blackfoot River Cany...
Learn more about Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run

This route takes you from Bone Road to the Caribou Loop. It is in a gorgeous valley with mountains to the West that stay green year-round and are very pretty as the leaves turn in the fall. It may be tempting to take Blackfoot Reservoir Road to access Grey's Lake and the reservoir as it is more of a...
Learn more about Bone to Caribou Loop

This trail is an easy trail and a more scenic and fun route to Fall Creek Falls. Fall Creek Falls is a beautiful waterfall where Fall Creek meets the South Fork of the Snake River. It travels from Bone Road through the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area all the way to Fall Creek Falls. Spring is the...
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Fall Creek Falls

This trail is a graded gravel cutoff road between Blackfoot Reservoir Road and Bone / Grays Lake Road. It is a generally smooth road through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. It provides quick access to the Brockman and Caribou Basin areas from Wolverine Canyon and Brush Creek roads,...
Learn more about Cranes Flat Cutoff

This route takes you next to the Caribou Range just outside of Idaho Falls. The ride starts with beautiful, sweeping views of Gray's Lake outlet, which is lush and green well into August and is a habitat for bald and golden eagles and other wildlife. After winding along the West side of the Caribou ...
Learn more about Dans Creek to Caribou Basin

This is a cutoff road from Cedar Butte to Big Southern Southside. You can access the old Goodale's Cutoff trail (Webb Springs trail), Big Southern Springfield Road headed south, or Atom Cox Well Road headed west. This is part of the easiest way to get to Frenchman's Cabin. It's an easily accessed, w...
Learn more about Cedar Butte Road to Big Southern Southside

This trail is just outside of Pocatello. It goes into the National Forest, so there is some free camping in this area. On this trail, you will gain 3,000 feet in elevation. You start down in the forest trees, working your way up an easy dirt road. You will get epic views as you climb the mountain. I...
Learn more about Scout Mountain

Horse Creek is an easy and scenic gravel road that connects Dan Creek Road with Greys Lake/Long Valley Road, providing a convenient route between several recreation areas. The trail offers excellent views of Pine Mountain and travels through a mix of forested terrain and open mountain landscapes, ma...
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This route will take you from the main highway to Big Southern Butte. If you have not been to Big Southern Butte, it is worth the trip. The butte is one of the largest volcanic domes in the world and is the largest on the Snake River Plain. There are obsidian deposits that are easily seen in the spr...
Learn more about Atomic City to Frenchman's Cabin

This route will take you off Brockman Road to the Gray's Lake Outlet Area. It is a very grassy area that is home to fish, sandhill cranes, and lots of other birds, as it is a wildlife refuge. There are great views of Caribou Mountain and in the later fall, it would be great for camping. Be sure to b...
Learn more about Gray's Lake Outlet

This is the most easily runnable Public-Land only route from 10 Mile Pass / Indian Creek area to the Cow Camp area. It is all dirt starting from the Indian Creek trailhead off of 10-mile pass road. This route skirts the northeastern base of the Chesterfield range. You will pass through a variety of...
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Market Canal Road is a simple trail that takes you through the sagebrush just west of the Menan Butte. The trail is wide and mostly flat with sections of lava rock and sand but offers several obstacles along the way for more of a challenge. This is a great location to enjoy in the evening as the sun...
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This trail is a main trail/feeder route for other Forest Service trails. Popular with elk hunters, it is passable in any 4x4. Most of the trail is dirt, with a few rocky sections and small sections of graded gravel. 5th wheels and other campers are commonly seen on this route. You can access many ot...
Learn more about Skyline Ridge - Brockman FS 40075

This route is a fun beginner route that makes a loop up Rash Canyon. You can start at either the South Fork Fall Creek Motorized Vehicle trailhead at 43.39266, -111.45023, or you can start at the base of Rash Canyon at 43.38483, -111.47369. Starting at the South Fork Motorized trailhead, you will ri...
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This is an amazing ride. It is intermittently covered with decomposing granite for traction and can be fairly rough. It is well maintained as it still has a working tower. Sheer drop-offs are not for the faint-hearted. It's like a one-way Pikes Peak, just not as many switchbacks. The ride is easy. T...
Learn more about Big Southern Butte

The route begins at Poison Flats Trailhead, climbs to Poison Flats, and follows the trail to Long Canyon Road. Cut off to the weather station and park at the pond below. Walk up to the old Morning Glory Mine. (The only registered mine in Madison County, ID). Continue down the cutoff trail to Wolveri...
Learn more about Poison Flats Trail Exploring

This route takes you from Idaho Falls up Bone Road, past the Bone Store, and up the Wolverine Canyon. It is a fun ride to take all year round for a Sunday drive or a quick ride up in the mountains. You drive past the old settlement of Ozone which was a fairly large city until a drought in 1920 made ...
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon

The route takes you from Springfield, Idaho to Big Southern Butte via part of Goodale's Cutoff. For a brief history of the cutoff see below. This trail is best ridden in the spring when the snow has melted until it gets hot and then in the late fall. There are awesome picturesque views of the entire...
Learn more about Springfield to Big Southern Butte

Bear Trap Cave is one of many lave caves located in southeast Idaho. This trail begins from Coffee Point and winds southwest across the desert to the Bear Trap cave. It is a relatively easy-going trail, with a mostly dirt road that is only challenging in snow or mud. There are plenty of scenic oppor...
Learn more about Bear Trap Cave North

This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several campsites, including a BLM campground. The latter half of the trail borders the Blackfoot River Cany...
Learn more about Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run

This route takes you from Idaho Falls up Bone Road, past the Bone Store, and up the Wolverine Canyon. It is a fun ride to take all year round for a Sunday drive or a quick ride up in the mountains. You drive past the old settlement of Ozone which was a fairly large city until a drought in 1920 made ...
Learn more about Idaho Falls to Wolverine Canyon

The route takes you from Springfield, Idaho to Big Southern Butte via part of Goodale's Cutoff. For a brief history of the cutoff see below. This trail is best ridden in the spring when the snow has melted until it gets hot and then in the late fall. There are awesome picturesque views of the entire...
Learn more about Springfield to Big Southern Butte

Bear Trap Cave is one of many lave caves located in southeast Idaho. This trail begins from Coffee Point and winds southwest across the desert to the Bear Trap cave. It is a relatively easy-going trail, with a mostly dirt road that is only challenging in snow or mud. There are plenty of scenic oppor...
Learn more about Bear Trap Cave North

This route is easily passable by any overland rig and most family SUVs. It takes you through a mix of private cattle ranches and public land. You will pass through rolling sagebrush hills and several campsites, including a BLM campground. The latter half of the trail borders the Blackfoot River Cany...
Learn more about Bone to Wolverine Brush Creek Run