Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Cuba, New Mexico

This is a short ATV trail through the Santa Fe National Forest that follows a dirt two-track between ponderosa pines in a dry and sparse forest environment. The track is mostly gradual, with a bit of embedded rock slabs, shallow ruts, and loose rock. It is faint in spots and lightly trafficked. It g...
Learn more about Eureka West

This is a very short ATV trail between Eureka West and Eureka East, which makes a short loop off of the high clearance 4x4 Eureka Mesa route. It is a bit overgrown and faint at times, but it is mostly a gradual two-track meandering through the dry ponderosa pine forest. The trail surface is mostly d...
Learn more about Eureka Center

This sandy, rutted route leads past Mesa de Cuba, the most eastern of the five mesas that comprise the San Juan Basin Badlands. There are a few places to park along the road. A short hike will take you to narrow canyons, hoodoos and beautiful multihued rock sculptures. Views from the road show the r...
Learn more about Mesa de Cuba

This is a short two-track through a forested environment in the Santa Fe National Forest, following a wide corridor between the pine trees. The track is rutted out in spots, making it uneven and chopped up, and it looks like it can get muddy. There are some embedded flat slab rocks throughout the ro...
Learn more about Eureka East

This route travels through piñon and juniper trees in the lower elevation and ponderosa pine trees and Aspen at the higher elevations. The trail is sandy and rutted in a few spots. There is a nice dispersed camping area with a beautiful overlook on the south side once you climb the ridge. There is r...
Learn more about West Trail Creek - FR 20

This short ATV trail starts on the west end at a dispersed campsite in the forest, just off of Horse Canyon (FS 157). It follows the powerlines east on a dirt two-track across grassy meadows, between a scenic and grassy forest of ponderosa pines. The track is rutted in spots, but is wide and easy to...
Learn more about Windy Trail - 612

This easy, beautiful mountain route travels through aspen stands, ponderosa pines, and gorgeous open meadows. FR 103 Teakettle Rock can be reached from Highway 96 by traveling south on the OnX trail "Run to the Rio Puerco Campground" and from Highway 126 traveling north around mile marker 16. The pi...
Learn more about Teakettle Rock - FR 103

This route travels north to south and connects FR 103 Mountain Escape with FR 70 American Park. At the southern end of this route, there are several dispersed camping spots. Mud holes and deep shoulder ruts from rain drainage change the trail's complexity. Elk calving closes the trail from May 15 th...
Learn more about FR 69 American Park

Vegitas is an unmarked ATV trail through the Santa Fe National Forest. The south end starts on Forest Service Road 107, and there is a viewpoint right away just off the trail that riders can walk to view overlooking the mountains. The trail goes past a natural spring and cow trough, and continues th...
Learn more about Vegitas

This trail follows FR 93 and connects to FR 93 Resumidero Meadow Camping and either FR 93 Diego Springs or FR 91 San Pedro Mountain Views. It is an easy trail that has a pull-off area for a few vehicles to park and view the spectacular Resumidero Falls. The water has carved a hole directly through t...
Learn more about Resumidero Falls

This short, easy route has gorgeous dispersed camping. At the eastern end to the north is Elk Meadows- FS 315B, a more challenging trail, that connects to FS 315- Easy Cruise, and to the south is FR 311- Moon Canyon. At the west end, near FR 103, is the grave for the baby, Ruth Wetherill, who died n...
Learn more about Wetherill Way - FR 527

This short, easy route takes off from Forest Road 103. It leads to gorgeous alpine meadows and dispersed primitive camping at 9,000 feet in elevation. The camp area is a great staging area to explore the northwest side of the Jemez mountains. The San Pedro Peaks Wilderness is accessible for backpack...
Learn more about Resumidero Meadow Camping

This is an easy high mountain route that has incredible views, open meadows, wildflowers, aspen groves, and drop-offs. Numerous trailheads can be accessed from this route including the popular San Gregorio Reservoir and San Pedro Parks Wilderness starting points. There are numerous dispersed camping...
Learn more about FR 70 American Creek

This route travels through the dense forest on the north side of Cerro Jarocito, which stands at over 9,800 feet, from FR 93 Resumidero Falls to FR 93 Red Mud Rumble. A few wildfires have scarred the forest, but it is coming back to life. There are a few spots with gorgeous views of Pedernal Peak. P...
Learn more about FR 93 Diego Springs

This is a peaceful, easy, beautiful trail that winds through aspen glades, scrub oak, ponderosa pines, and beautiful meadows. The trail is mostly level with gradual climbs and descents. The west end connects with FR 103 and the east end with FR 144. Elk, deer, and black bear are commonly seen on thi...
Learn more about Easy Cruise - FS 315

This route begins at the start of FR103 from New Mexico Highway 96. The route is a maintained dirt/gravel road that will take the rider south past the Resumidero Campground route and ending at the Rio Puerco Campground. The area can experience heavy snow drifts and mud when rain/snow moves through t...
Learn more about FR103 Run to Rio Puerco

This is a short and unmarked ATV trail through the Santa Fe National Forest near Gallina Plaza, New Mexico. The 1-mile route is mostly an easy dirt trail with shallow ruts, traversing a hillside on a wide shelf. It’s mostly just dirt, but there are a few minor embedded rock surfaces. The trail rides...
Learn more about Prior

This is a dead-end road that terminates at a great overlook. This is a fairly easy drive that offers many secluded camping opportunities. 4wd is not needed, but it is recommended to have a little more ground clearance than an average car, especially near the end of the trail; it gets a little rocky....
Learn more about Hot Rock Road

This route is well-maintained and is an easy shortcut to get to FR 103 from Highway 96 and vice versa. There are some dispersed camping spots along the way. There are some private properties, but they are marked and fenced. The road is wide but does have soft shoulders and erosion issues along the e...
Learn more about Agua Sarca - FR 172

This easy route connects the Coyote Canyon Camping area with FR 103 Mountain Escape. It travels through an incredible ponderosa pine forest that still shows the burn scars of the Diego Fire in 2014. The west side of this trail has some open meadows, with a few dispersed camping spots, as it connects...
Learn more about FR 316 Coyote Canyon

This is a short ATV trail through the Santa Fe National Forest that follows a dirt two-track between ponderosa pines in a dry and sparse forest environment. The track is mostly gradual, with a bit of embedded rock slabs, shallow ruts, and loose rock. It is faint in spots and lightly trafficked. It g...
Learn more about Eureka West

This is a very short ATV trail between Eureka West and Eureka East, which makes a short loop off of the high clearance 4x4 Eureka Mesa route. It is a bit overgrown and faint at times, but it is mostly a gradual two-track meandering through the dry ponderosa pine forest. The trail surface is mostly d...
Learn more about Eureka Center

This sandy, rutted route leads past Mesa de Cuba, the most eastern of the five mesas that comprise the San Juan Basin Badlands. There are a few places to park along the road. A short hike will take you to narrow canyons, hoodoos and beautiful multihued rock sculptures. Views from the road show the r...
Learn more about Mesa de Cuba

This is a short two-track through a forested environment in the Santa Fe National Forest, following a wide corridor between the pine trees. The track is rutted out in spots, making it uneven and chopped up, and it looks like it can get muddy. There are some embedded flat slab rocks throughout the ro...
Learn more about Eureka East

This sandy, rutted route leads past Mesa de Cuba, the most eastern of the five mesas that comprise the San Juan Basin Badlands. There are a few places to park along the road. A short hike will take you to narrow canyons, hoodoos and beautiful multihued rock sculptures. Views from the road show the r...
Learn more about Mesa de Cuba

This route travels through piñon and juniper trees in the lower elevation and ponderosa pine trees and Aspen at the higher elevations. The trail is sandy and rutted in a few spots. There is a nice dispersed camping area with a beautiful overlook on the south side once you climb the ridge. There is r...
Learn more about West Trail Creek - FR 20

This easy, beautiful mountain route travels through aspen stands, ponderosa pines, and gorgeous open meadows. FR 103 Teakettle Rock can be reached from Highway 96 by traveling south on the OnX trail "Run to the Rio Puerco Campground" and from Highway 126 traveling north around mile marker 16. The pi...
Learn more about Teakettle Rock - FR 103

This route travels north to south and connects FR 103 Mountain Escape with FR 70 American Park. At the southern end of this route, there are several dispersed camping spots. Mud holes and deep shoulder ruts from rain drainage change the trail's complexity. Elk calving closes the trail from May 15 th...
Learn more about FR 69 American Park