Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Colorado City, Colorado

This trail is a short, easy out-and-back route that winds through the small elevation changes of the Wet Mountain foothills and offers a good chance of isolation. It contains no major obstacles or water crossings, making it approachable for most users. Ongoing timber work in 2025 has cleared underbr...
Learn more about San Carlos Road

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt road located outside the town of Beulah, Colorado. The trail is off Colorado Route 78 and winds through scenic forest terrain within the San Isabel National Forest. The route is generally suitable for most offroad vehicles and provides access to dispersed recreati...
Learn more about Meade Road

This is a wide gravel road that you can use to connect many trails in the area. To make loop routes you can go down Meadow Divide forest road 639 then come back up Salt Creek Rd forest road 409. There are also several roads that you can access at the beginning of the road as you turn of State Highw...
Learn more about Greenhorn Mountain Road_ Forest Road 639

This is an easy winding road that has a few rocky spots that are easy to get around. The road takes you through open meadows and then through forest areas. It has nice views across the Wet Mountain Valley and of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. During the summer months, there are a lot of cows g...
Learn more about Turkey Creek Forest Road 637

Easy dirt road located near San Isabel National Forest off Colorado Highway 165 near the historic Bishop Castle area. Davenport Campground Gulch Road travels through dense forest, open mountain meadows, and peaceful backcountry terrain, providing access to the historic Davenport Campground and sever...
Learn more about Davenport Campground Gulch Road

This is an easy trail that takes you through areas of meadows at the top and bottom with forested areas in the middle. There are spots where there is some logging operation in progress. At the lower meadows in the summer, you will run into cattle grazing. There is a seasonal closure from December 15...
Learn more about Meadow Divide Road- FSR 325

Easy, dirt trail located off Highway 165 in the San Isabel National Forest outside the town of San Isabel, Colorado. The trail is approximately 8.2 miles in length and connects to other trails within the San Isabel National Forest. Ophir Creek Road winds through dense forest, aspen groves, and peace...
Learn more about Ophir Creek Road

Easy dirt road located near Gardner, Colorado, that provides access into San Isabel National Forest from Colorado Highway 69. The route alternates between national forest land and private ranch property, offering expansive views of the surrounding valleys and the dramatic Sangre de Cristo Mountains....
Learn more about Gardner Road

This is a USFS road in the San Carlos Ranger District. The road is accessed off of CO-165 via Ditch Creek Rd. The road is an out-and-back trail that offers access to multiple dispersed camping sites and great views. Snow drifts can last long into spring and be very deep, making passage difficult.
Learn more about Roundtop Mountain Road - 321

This road is fairly easy as it is a county/Forest Service road that gives you access to several jeep trails, hiking, dispersed camping, and mountain biking trails. The road travels through open pasture lands with great views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range to the west. Be advised, during summ...
Learn more about Forest Road 630/Williams Creek

This is a well-maintained graded dirt road. It will be passable for any road-worthy vehicle in good weather conditions. If poor weather does occur, it could be trouble for road cars. A 4x4 with clearance will be able to travel this road year-round, so long as it's been plowed in the winter.
Learn more about Medano's Back Door

This trail is an old train route that connected the east and west sides of the Sangre de Cristo mountains until the 1960s when the highway was put in. It is now an unmaintained road with no obstacles. There are several spots where you will traverse over the old paved road that has become little more...
Learn more about Old La Veta Pass

Easy access road (FS 84) reached via County Road 84 outside Florence, CO. The route primarily crosses private property before entering the San Isabel National Forest. At the end, there’s a small turnaround loop with limited parking (one vehicle), and camping is not permitted. This road serves as a c...
Learn more about Fremont County 84

Stultz Trail is a 6.4-mile-long easy ATV trail through the San Isabel National Forest, south of Cañon City, Colorado. The trail is a gradual descent from west to east, dropping over 2,500 feet in elevation throughout the route. The first 5 miles are very easy, starting on a grassy and forested hillt...
Learn more about Stultz Trail - FS 1334

FSl 1333A is a short ATV spur off of Tanner Peak Trail that leads to an incredible view overlooking the Wet Mountains and several homes in the Yorkville valley. The short trail is about a half mile long and will be ridden as an out-and-back, making it a quick detour with a very rewarding view. It st...
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Penrose Commons OHV Trail 6102E is a trail that runs north/south through the middle of the Penrose Commons OHV recreational site. The majority of the trail traverses along the top edge of a valley overlooking the scenic cliffs of Patton Canyon and Beaver Creek. Enjoy panoramic views, including the S...
Learn more about Penrose Commons BLM 6102E

Penrose Commons OHV Trail# 6102A is the trail that overlooks a narrow valley where the famous Patriot trails traverse (Independence Trail, Patriot Trail, and Liberty Trail). Although this trail connects the well-known extreme 4x4 trail, 6102A is a moderate trail consisting of mostly rocks and surrou...
Learn more about Penrose Commons BLM#6102A

This ATV trail starts off of BLM Route 6102, just north of the Penrose Commons parking lot. It starts as a flat two-track with small loose rocks, going through wide open grassy terrain with pinyon pine bushes. After 0.2 miles, it splits. Left is an easy direct route north for 0.4 miles to the road (...
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Located just outside the town of Westcliffe, Colorado, this overland-style trail offers spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Alvarado Road- CR 140 is a maintained, dirt and rock trail that offers access to numerous Hiking, Equestrian, and ATV trails including the Rainbow, Comanc...
Learn more about Alvarado Road - CR 140

This trail is a short finger that runs down off the main loop (6102) in the Penrose Commons. Uneventful and flat. After a good rain, mud will be present. The end of the trail turns into a <50-inch wide trail (6102D). There is one spot to camp at the turnaround at the end.
Learn more about 6102G

This trail is a short, easy out-and-back route that winds through the small elevation changes of the Wet Mountain foothills and offers a good chance of isolation. It contains no major obstacles or water crossings, making it approachable for most users. Ongoing timber work in 2025 has cleared underbr...
Learn more about San Carlos Road

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt road located outside the town of Beulah, Colorado. The trail is off Colorado Route 78 and winds through scenic forest terrain within the San Isabel National Forest. The route is generally suitable for most offroad vehicles and provides access to dispersed recreati...
Learn more about Meade Road

This is an easy winding road that has a few rocky spots that are easy to get around. The road takes you through open meadows and then through forest areas. It has nice views across the Wet Mountain Valley and of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. During the summer months, there are a lot of cows g...
Learn more about Turkey Creek Forest Road 637

Easy dirt road located near San Isabel National Forest off Colorado Highway 165 near the historic Bishop Castle area. Davenport Campground Gulch Road travels through dense forest, open mountain meadows, and peaceful backcountry terrain, providing access to the historic Davenport Campground and sever...
Learn more about Davenport Campground Gulch Road

This trail is a short, easy out-and-back route that winds through the small elevation changes of the Wet Mountain foothills and offers a good chance of isolation. It contains no major obstacles or water crossings, making it approachable for most users. Ongoing timber work in 2025 has cleared underbr...
Learn more about San Carlos Road

Easy-to-moderate, out-and-back dirt road located outside the town of Beulah, Colorado. The trail is off Colorado Route 78 and winds through scenic forest terrain within the San Isabel National Forest. The route is generally suitable for most offroad vehicles and provides access to dispersed recreati...
Learn more about Meade Road

This is an easy winding road that has a few rocky spots that are easy to get around. The road takes you through open meadows and then through forest areas. It has nice views across the Wet Mountain Valley and of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. During the summer months, there are a lot of cows g...
Learn more about Turkey Creek Forest Road 637

Easy dirt road located near San Isabel National Forest off Colorado Highway 165 near the historic Bishop Castle area. Davenport Campground Gulch Road travels through dense forest, open mountain meadows, and peaceful backcountry terrain, providing access to the historic Davenport Campground and sever...
Learn more about Davenport Campground Gulch Road