Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Caddo Gap, Arkansas

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Crystal Park

This is a maintained gravel road that can have some mud when wet and possible water crossings depending on the weather. This trail takes you along beautiful views, creeks, and possible wildlife sightings. This trail…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Collier Springs

This gravel road leaves a dispersed campsite. This trail passes several dispersed campsites, including Collier Springs, Crystal Scenic Trail, and Twin Creek Crystal Mine. With huge boulders, many rocks, creeks, and diverse terrain, there is…
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Total Miles
5.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Womble Silver

This is a nice forest road that if headed east, will end at Highway 270. This trail ends at a very nice Group sized, dispersed campsite. East Fork Twin Creek runs alongside this road. There…
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Total Miles
5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hickory Nut Mountain

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rock Creek to Pine Ridge

Rock Creek to Pine Ridge is a well graded gravel road two vehicles wide leading to the Rock Creek Camping area along Lake Greeson. This well-maintained road follows along Pine Ridge with incredible views of…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Shady Lake - Crooked Creek Falls

Exploring the Ouachita National Forest offers an exhilarating adventure with its winding rocky roads that carve through the dense woodland. As you navigate the trails, you'll find yourself accompanied by the soothing presence of beautiful…
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Total Miles
21.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pipe Spring

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Big Fir

This maintained gravel road goes to Big Fir Public Use Area. There are two loop campgrounds (primitive with outhouse) and a rough spur trail that goes to another small camping area (primitive) with lake access.…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hickory Nut Trail

The trail begins as a gravel-covered clay road with several dips and rises. As you progress, the trail becomes very rocky with several loose rocks and some washed out sections on the left side of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Sims Fiddler Creek 274

Sims Fiddler Creek 274 is a popular area for hikers who are going to tackle the Ouachita Recreational Trail. It's an easy gravel road but there are water crossings of at least a foot or…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Sugar Creek

The trail is well-maintained gravel, with a few small water crossings. You will find some amazing creek-side camping along the route. The road is blocked due to a washed-out crossing, but there is a large…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

County Roads to Sour Springs

Lake Greeson WMA is a leased land WMA, meaning hunters, trappers and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Lake Greeson WMA leased lands permit (LLG) along with a free annual General…
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Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

County Road 55

Lake Greeson WMA is a leased land WMA, meaning hunters, trappers, and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Lake Greeson WMA leased lands permit (LLG) along with a free annual General…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sour Springs

Sour Springs Road is a well graded gravel road two vehicles wide that is easy to drive even in a low clearance 2wd giving you remote access to Parker Creek campground and boat ramp. Or…
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Total Miles
5.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Buck Valley

Lake Greeson WMA is a leased land WMA, meaning hunters, trappers, and campers 16 years of age or older must purchase a Lake Greeson WMA leased lands permit (LLG) along with a free annual General…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Little Brushy Road - 48

Little Brushy Road is an easy gravel and dirt drive through portions of the Oden Ranger District. It connects Posey Hollow Road to both Big Brushy Road and Highway 88, near the Oden Ranger Station.…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Oden Rifle Range - 748

This route is a short, out-and-back style road that provides access to the Oden Rifle Range and Rifle Range Pond. This road is generally well-maintained and accessible by 2WD and low-clearance vehicles. The road surface…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Weyerhaeuser 25500

This gravel road goes to Lake Greeson WMA and Newhope Arkansas. The road surface can be muddy when wet. The road is very dusty while dry. You can access Lake Greeson WMA which is a…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi

Carely Mountain Road - D66

This Route is a dirt and gravel road that provides access to Carely Mountain. The road is fairly narrow and becoming encroached by pine regrowth, but is still passable in a full-size vehicle. The public…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Forester 33

Forester 33 is one of the gateway roads to the Ouachita Recreational Trail which is located at the south end of this trail. It's an easy gravel road with several campsites along the route. All…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Fiddlers Creek 17

Fiddlers Creek 17 is a gravel road with several washed-out areas, and creek crossings. It parallels several creeks with lots of areas to swim, fish, or crawdad fish. The Ouachita Recreational Trail is just south…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Old Six 6

The start of Old Six is right next to the Big Brushy trail complex for the Ouachita National Recreation Trail. It's a busy location and the weekend I explored this area was the finish of…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Cedar Cabin 125

Cedar Cabin 125 is a beautiful scenic drive with rolling hills, campsites with wood, and areas to pull off and stop to have some lunch and take some pictures of the views. In fact, one…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Sandbox 134

As you start down Sandbox 134, the road begins to climb Lynn Barker Mountain to an elevation of about 1400 feet where you will find a campsite with amazing views of the sunset. This is…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Big Athens Fork

Big Athens Fork is a winding pass through the Wolf Pen Gap area. It's mostly a maintained gravel road with washouts and concrete water crossings. There are some narrow parts of the road, but there…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Posey Hollow 76

Posey Hollow 76 is a road that parallels the Ouachita National Recreation Trail. The road is an easy gravel windy road that climbs to an elevation of around 1900 feet. I even found one of…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Gafford Creek 519

Gafford Creek 519 is perfect for the adventurer. The road starts out as an easy gravel road with rolling hills and scenic views through the vast amount of trees. Creek crossings are all over which…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

West Gafford 776

West Gafford 776 starts out as an easy gravel road, however, it isn't passable by low-clearance vehicles. There are areas where flash flooding has washed out the roads and they aren't maintained very well. Large…
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Total Miles
15.4
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Exit to Tabor Mountain Road

This is a short two-mile trail that ends at Tabor Mountain Road. This exits the gravel road area. This trail picks up from North Fork and Irons Fork Trail. This is a maintained gravel road…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Muse Creek and Irons Fork

This trail picks up from North Fork to Gladstone trail. Access from HWY 7 or Hwy 298. This maintained gravel road can be slippery when wet and dusty while dry. The trail ends on Irons…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Caddo Gap, Arkansas

Hickory Nut Mountain

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pipe Spring

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hickory Nut Trail

The trail begins as a gravel-covered clay road with several dips and rises. As you progress, the trail becomes very rocky with several loose rocks and some washed out sections on the left side of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Little Brushy Road - 48

Little Brushy Road is an easy gravel and dirt drive through portions of the Oden Ranger District. It connects Posey Hollow Road to both Big Brushy Road and Highway 88, near the Oden Ranger Station.…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Oden Rifle Range - 748

This route is a short, out-and-back style road that provides access to the Oden Rifle Range and Rifle Range Pond. This road is generally well-maintained and accessible by 2WD and low-clearance vehicles. The road surface…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Carely Mountain Road - D66

This Route is a dirt and gravel road that provides access to Carely Mountain. The road is fairly narrow and becoming encroached by pine regrowth, but is still passable in a full-size vehicle. The public…
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Total Miles
0.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Caddo Gap, Arkansas

Hickory Nut Mountain

This maintained Gravel road goes up to Hickory Nut Vista Lookout. As you travel to the vista you will pass Hickory Nut Campground on the left side of the road. This is a dispersed campground…
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Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pipe Spring

This road leaves Hickory Nut Road at the west end and the east end stops at Crystal Springs Resort entrance. Across the main road is a public boat ramp with restrooms and great views of…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Hickory Nut Trail

The trail begins as a gravel-covered clay road with several dips and rises. As you progress, the trail becomes very rocky with several loose rocks and some washed out sections on the left side of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Sims Fiddler Creek 274

Sims Fiddler Creek 274 is a popular area for hikers who are going to tackle the Ouachita Recreational Trail. It's an easy gravel road but there are water crossings of at least a foot or…
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Total Miles
9.8
Tech Rating
2 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Sugar Creek

The trail is well-maintained gravel, with a few small water crossings. You will find some amazing creek-side camping along the route. The road is blocked due to a washed-out crossing, but there is a large…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

Little Brushy Road - 48

Little Brushy Road is an easy gravel and dirt drive through portions of the Oden Ranger District. It connects Posey Hollow Road to both Big Brushy Road and Highway 88, near the Oden Ranger Station.…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa