Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Bouse, Arizona

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 simply because the desert is so unique. Taking the same trail in the opposite direction, or finding a...
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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, and other parts are up and down in and out of washes. Watch out for the whoop de doos! There is one tight turn into a wash that...
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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 washes to cross the beautiful desert scenery in every direction. There were some primitive camping spots ...
Learn more about Trail 0079

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 desert, always be alert for rattlesnakes and scorpions. Take plenty of water and snacks, and carry extra...
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Trail 0077C is a connecting route from off of Plomosa Road. This super short trail has one steep little hill to navigate over. There are some loose rocks on one side, depending on if you're ascending or descending. The views of the surrounding desert landscape from atop the hill are pretty awesome. ...
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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 can walk in and see the historic markers from WWI to guide the women pilots the last 11 miles to the airfield to de...
Learn more about WWII Woman's Flight Marker Spur Trail for AZ Peace Trail

This trail is a flat and straight powerline service road, with no technical sections with a couple of small curves that can be fun to take with a little speed if clear. However, there are some cattle gates and wildlife around so stay vigilant. A few really cool more difficult and tight trails shoot ...
Learn more about Peace Trail West

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) and you will need a CRIT sticker. They're $25/year and allow access to all the...
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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 on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands. The trail is dirt and sand, with rocks in some areas. In ...
Learn more about Cienega Springs to Shea

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 easy. Many dispersed camping spots are near the beginning and a very secluded one closer to where the t...
Learn more about West End Preacher Pass

This trail starts at the end of Preacher Pass Trail and goes to Brenda, Arizona. It meanders through the desert in mostly dirt and gravel. There are some shallow washes and turns in this trail. You will pass some rugged mountains on your left as you proceed toward town. This trail is narrow in place...
Learn more about Head for Lunch Trail

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 alert for rattlesnakes and scorpions. Take plenty of water and snacks, and carry extra fuel if possible. The t...
Learn more about Sunkist Spur 1

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), there will be twists and turns and sandy washes. Some of the corners in the road are sandy as well. Check ...
Learn more about Across the Flats - BLM 0082

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, quail, and roadrunners. In the AZ desert, be sure to watch for rattlesnakes...
Learn more about Gibraltar Mountain Wanderings

This trail, combined with the Rockin' Ram Trail - Northern Section, will take you round-trip from Quartzsite to Brenda and back, all on dirt.From Brenda, AZ, take the Spur Loop to Brenda trail west until you can cross under the interstate. The tunnels under the interstate will fit a 75" SXS IF we t...
Learn more about Rockin' Ram Trail - Southern Section

This trail is like a frontage road. It runs parallel to Interstate 10 between New Water Mountains Trail and Rockin' Ram Trail- Southern section, which is paved. There are some flat parts of the trail, and some downhill grades to wash beds, and then climb back up the hill to continue. There are views...
Learn more about I-10 Frontage Road (LP781)

This is a fun desert drive east of Quartzsite. This area offers a good number of side roads to add to your adventure. You'll end at Dripping Springs where you'll get to see some old stone cabin ruins as well as petroglyphs. If you want extra obstacles, there is an alternate exit route that heads sou...
Learn more about Dripping Springs

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 clear around to Shea Road. The track is on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands. The BLM trail numbers are H...
Learn more about Osborne Wash

This is a fun trail running along the power lines in the desert. It is well-travelled running east and west between LP1015 and Rockin' Ram Trail - Southern Section (LP189). The trail is a mixture of flat desert and up and down hills crossing washes. The trail runs along the north side of some mounta...
Learn more about Power Line Trail

This trail is a cut across between Rockin' Ram Trail and West End Preacher Pass Trail. The views from this trail are great. It is a typical trail in the Quartzsite area. There are some twists and turns, in and out of washes and driving across flat desert terrain. You will see several different varie...
Learn more about LP077

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 simply because the desert is so unique. Taking the same trail in the opposite direction, or finding a...
Learn more about Four Peaks to Plomosa Road

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, and other parts are up and down in and out of washes. Watch out for the whoop de doos! There is one tight turn into a wash that...
Learn more about Long Way Around

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 washes to cross the beautiful desert scenery in every direction. There were some primitive camping spots ...
Learn more about Trail 0079

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 desert, always be alert for rattlesnakes and scorpions. Take plenty of water and snacks, and carry extra...
Learn more about Plomosa Mountains Cut Across

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 simply because the desert is so unique. Taking the same trail in the opposite direction, or finding a...
Learn more about Four Peaks to Plomosa Road

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, and other parts are up and down in and out of washes. Watch out for the whoop de doos! There is one tight turn into a wash that...
Learn more about Long Way Around

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 washes to cross the beautiful desert scenery in every direction. There were some primitive camping spots ...
Learn more about Trail 0079

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 desert, always be alert for rattlesnakes and scorpions. Take plenty of water and snacks, and carry extra...
Learn more about Plomosa Mountains Cut Across