Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Bonanza, Oregon

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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
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Wander 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
24.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
3 Easy
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 shout roads that offer access to camping spots. The road itself is easy, with a couple…
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Total Miles
13.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
2 Easy
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
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Stage Station #2400

Stage Station Road #2400 is an easy gravel road, with some washboard 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
15.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp

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
3 Easy
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
13.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
5.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
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
1 Easy
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
1 Easy
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
1 Easy
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
31.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
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
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trap Creek Loop

Trap Creek Loop Road number 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…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / 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
12.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Wagner & Siskiyou

This is a great run from Wagner Creek through parts of Siskiyou Pass to Maple Dell Gap. From Maple Dell Gap you can continue on to Squaw Lake or head north and reconnect with Siskiyou…
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Total Miles
37
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Jones Well #2121

Jones Well Road #2121 is an easy road with some sections having washboards, there is one small spot that is becoming rutted from a small stream that runs through it during the wet seasons. The…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Summit Lake Run

This is a single track dirt and rock road with some passing spots. It is swampy in some areas, and the mosquitoes are thick. Weather will increase the difficulty quickly and there is no reliable…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Back Way to the Lost Forest

Headed north off the Christmas Valley Highway to explore. The road goes through some very deep and muddy puddles, through sagebrush, and eventually the East border of the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes. There are many…
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Total Miles
23
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi

Black Rock

Black Rock is easy gravel and the natural surface mixed road that runs through the Umpqua National Forest. There are amazing views on this road, with areas that have been burned but that doesn't stop…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Long Way to Little Applegate River

This is a connection road between the back side of Talent, OR and the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forests. The road leaves an area of homes and farms and climbs to about 4,200 feet before descending…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rolling Grounds

One thing about Rolling Grounds road is that it offers amazing views, both of rolling grounds, and rolling rocks! This road is a mix of gravel and natural surface, with spots that get a bit…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Spencer Wells

Spencer Wells Road is an easy gravel road with sections that turn into dirt, so in the wet weather the road can become muddy when wet, by the looks of it a very slippery mess,…
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Total Miles
27.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Anderson Butte Road

Anderson Butte Road is exceptionally scenic and can be run in most seasons. There are not many obstacles, though there are a couple of off-shoots that are fun (including Picnic Trail which is a nice…
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Total Miles
9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pipeline #2215

Pipeline Road #2215 runs through the Deschutes National Forest, it is an easy gravel road with some sections being a little washboard, other than that this road is very smooth and flat. The road offers…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Sparkys Top

This trail starts on a cinder double track road that runs the south perimeter of Wickiup Lake. From there you start traveling upward on a trail named FIR which also is a double track that…
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Total Miles
11.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp