Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Bonanza, Oregon

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Hagelquin Loop

This is an easy trail/logging road with many offshoots and new things to explore. There is active logging, so it is best to drive this trail in the evenings or on the weekend and carry…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Kirk Rd

Kirk Rd is an easy trail that lends access to tons of fun offshoots. This trail is best travelled on the weekends due to logging activity throughout the week. The road is wide enough for…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

FS 7620000

This trail is well-kept and provides an easy shortcut onto Kirk Road from Silver Lake Road. It is easily completable in 4WD vehicles and most 2WD vehicles as well. Although this trail is very smooth,…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Skellock Pit - FS 4300800

Skellock Pit is located in a phenomenal area, tucked a mile or two behind the Klamath Wildlife Refuge. If coming from the beginning of Kirk Road, there is a fallen tree near the end of…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Miller Lake and Digit Campground - FS 9772

Forest Road 9772 runs along the south shore of Miller Lake and serves as the primary access point for the Digit Point Day-Use Area and Miller Lake Trailhead (#3725). It is a standard forest road,…
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Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Valley Balcony

This adventure starts at Crooked Meadow, a gravel road made for logging trucks that cuts through the forest and ascends the Walker Rim. Off of Crooked Meadow Road, the trail numbered 9402 constricts down to…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Warner Mountains

This area is part of Modoc National Forest. There are several obsidian collection areas that require a permit that can be obtained at the Alturas Forest Service building. Once you get into the range, the…
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Total Miles
22.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Dill Scenic Trail

The Dill Scenic Trail is an out and back at Shasta National Forest in California. There are great views of Mount Shasta as well as the surrounding mountains. This trail is not difficult by any…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Three Lakes

Three Lakes Road is a gravel road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. There are lots of off-shoot roads that offer access to camping spots. The road itself is easy, with a couple of…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Hole In The Ground

Taking the route less traveled is always best. This is the case on the way to Hole-In-The-Ground as well. There will be many rocks, bumps, and tight turns, but nothing a standard 4-wheel drive can't…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa

Hole in the Ground Loop - FS 3130

Forest Service Road 3130 makes a scenic loop around the rim of Hole in the Ground, a massive volcanic crater in Oregon's Fort Rock Basin. The drive offers constant high-desert views and frequent pullouts where…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sheep Creek

Sheep Creek trail is located in Umpqua National Forest, Oregon. It can be accessed from N Umpqua Highway or Diamond Lake Loop giving you an easy Offroad trek with views of the Oregon cascades. Located…
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Total Miles
6.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Katati #2424

Katati Road number 2424 is an easy gravel road however there are huge potholes some are the size of a small car. If you are not careful this can cause vehicle damage, so please drive…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cinnamon Butte Road

The journey begins just west of Diamond Lake, where the trail starts as a well-maintained gravel path before transitioning to a natural dirt trail. This marks the beginning of a steep, off-camber ascent to the…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

Stage Station #2400

Stage Station Road #2400 is an easy gravel road with some washboarding and a couple of small potholes. The road goes from Highway 31 to Developed Road 22 and drives through the Deschutes National Forest.…
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Total Miles
15.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Reed Rock

This trail is rocky and narrow but not too difficult. It's a very scenic area with large rock outcroppings and a lot of junipers and sage brush. Roads are not traveled much, and when there…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

McCloud River 38N53

While the trail is an easy dirt road the real story is the river. The Lower McCloud River flows approximately 12 miles from Lake McCloud into Lake Shasta. It can have an emerald green color,…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Long Green Mountain Lookout Loop

This trail is a mixture of sage brush, Juniper trees and rock outcroppings. The road is rocky and rutted in spots. It's a slow go through some of it. The trail took us by many…
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Total Miles
36.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Dog Prairie

Dog Prairie road is a gravel road that runs through Umpqua National Forest, there are a couple of sections of the road that get a bit washed out, with some ruts and little dig outs…
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Total Miles
12.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crack in the Ground

Situated in Lake County, a brief detour from Christmas Valley Highway brings you to the site of Crack in the Ground, a well-maintained destination site with plenty of parking and a pit toilet. The road,…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Lost Creek Loop

Lost Creek Loop is a wide single-car gravel road, with enough room to pass two cars if need be, there are a few sections however that get a little tight. It runs through the Willamette…
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Total Miles
7.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Incense Cedar Loop

Incense Cedar Loop is an easy gravel road, that runs through Umpqua National Forest, a couple of sections of the road get a bit washed out, but its nothing a two-wheel drive cant do, just…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Green BU #2222

Green BU Road #2222 is an easy gravel road that is smooth and flat, however, some sections have washboards on them. The road runs through the Deschutes National Forest and is inside the East Fork…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Flat Top

Flat Top road runs through the Deschutes National Forest, it is an easy dirt and gravel mixed road, some sections will become muddy when wet, so be mindful of that when driving this road during…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Crescent Lake Trail

Fun dirt/gravel road into Crescent Lake Resort and Crescent Lake Guard Station. Stop at the Crescent Lake Lodge and rent a cabin for the night or just grab A bite to eat at the lodge…
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Total Miles
12.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su

Siskiyou Pass

This is segment one of the SW Oregon Overland Adventure Loop. This segment is an easy gravel road between the Mount Ashland Ski Resort and the historic McKee Covered Bridge. It passes by two fire…
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Total Miles
29.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Crater Buttes #2227

Crater Buttes Road Number 2227 is an easy gravel road that drives through the Deschutes National Forest, it also is part of the East Fork Rock OHV trail system so it can get busy with…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trap Creek Loop

Trap Creek Loop Road #4785 runs through the Umpqua National Forest. It is an easy, short gravel road that any car could do. There are two campgrounds around this road: Briggs Camp and Clearwater Falls…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mount Lively South Fork Mountain Road

This trail begins just off Highway 395 south of the village of Likely, starting on BLM land before transitioning in and out of Modoc National Forest. The first stretch is a recently graded dirt road…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su / Fa

Big Camas

Big Camas road is an easy gravel road, with some very long straight sections, but most of it has big potholes so going fast isn't wise, this is also a very busy road. The road…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

ATV Trails Near Bonanza, Oregon

Hagelquin Loop

This is an easy trail/logging road with many offshoots and new things to explore. There is active logging, so it is best to drive this trail in the evenings or on the weekend and carry…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Kirk Rd

Kirk Rd is an easy trail that lends access to tons of fun offshoots. This trail is best travelled on the weekends due to logging activity throughout the week. The road is wide enough for…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

FS 7620000

This trail is well-kept and provides an easy shortcut onto Kirk Road from Silver Lake Road. It is easily completable in 4WD vehicles and most 2WD vehicles as well. Although this trail is very smooth,…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Skellock Pit - FS 4300800

Skellock Pit is located in a phenomenal area, tucked a mile or two behind the Klamath Wildlife Refuge. If coming from the beginning of Kirk Road, there is a fallen tree near the end of…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Valley Balcony

This adventure starts at Crooked Meadow, a gravel road made for logging trucks that cuts through the forest and ascends the Walker Rim. Off of Crooked Meadow Road, the trail numbered 9402 constricts down to…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Warner Mountains

This area is part of Modoc National Forest. There are several obsidian collection areas that require a permit that can be obtained at the Alturas Forest Service building. Once you get into the range, the…
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Total Miles
22.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Bonanza, Oregon

Hagelquin Loop

This is an easy trail/logging road with many offshoots and new things to explore. There is active logging, so it is best to drive this trail in the evenings or on the weekend and carry…
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Total Miles
13.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Kirk Rd

Kirk Rd is an easy trail that lends access to tons of fun offshoots. This trail is best travelled on the weekends due to logging activity throughout the week. The road is wide enough for…
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Total Miles
18.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Su

FS 7620000

This trail is well-kept and provides an easy shortcut onto Kirk Road from Silver Lake Road. It is easily completable in 4WD vehicles and most 2WD vehicles as well. Although this trail is very smooth,…
Learn more about FS 7620000
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Skellock Pit - FS 4300800

Skellock Pit is located in a phenomenal area, tucked a mile or two behind the Klamath Wildlife Refuge. If coming from the beginning of Kirk Road, there is a fallen tree near the end of…
Learn more about Skellock Pit - FS 4300800
Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp

Valley Balcony

This adventure starts at Crooked Meadow, a gravel road made for logging trucks that cuts through the forest and ascends the Walker Rim. Off of Crooked Meadow Road, the trail numbered 9402 constricts down to…
Learn more about Valley Balcony
Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Warner Mountains

This area is part of Modoc National Forest. There are several obsidian collection areas that require a permit that can be obtained at the Alturas Forest Service building. Once you get into the range, the…
Learn more about Warner Mountains
Total Miles
22.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa