Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Dilkon, Arizona

This lengthy trail starts right off I-40 and stretches just over 16 miles. This is an off-and-on maintained gravel road that is very dusty and washboarded. The majority of this trail travels across a flat landscape with open plains to the north and more forested areas to the south. There are several...
Learn more about FS 126 to FS 125

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

The Power Access trail is a one-lane trail that cuts through varying terrain. The trail has multiple rock sections that feature loose rocks and shelf obstacles, but nothing too gnarly. There are no major obstacles on this trail. There are hills with loose rock, erosion, and water damage as well as w...
Learn more about Power Access

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

Very quiet backroad into some flat open land. This area is travel very little so make sure your vehicle is in good condition and cell service is off and on. This trail includes some very tall grass and if dry and dead please respect the fire danger. When tall and green can travel on if you keep movi...
Learn more about 9423H Trail

This section of Forest Service Road 125 leads you from the intersection with FS 126 and ends at another intersection with the Kinnickinnick Lake Road. The eastern part of this trail is fairly rocky as you climb onto the Anderson Mesa. This rocky section is a shelf road with some very sneaky and rock...
Learn more about FS 125 to Kinnickinnick Lake Road

The 4B trail is a mostly mellow trail, with no major obstacles on it. The trail sports erosion and water damage, as well as some wash crossings with off-camber, steep entrances and exits. Some of the water damage has left rock ledges, but nothing that a standard off-road vehicle can't handle. The tr...
Learn more about 4B

This road/trail starts out easy on black top, then chip n seal, then washboard red dusty dirt. From there, it gets rocky, and is slow. There are all kinds of offshoots and camps along the way. It's not technical, but you need to air down and take it slow. Nothing off-camber, no water crossing, just ...
Learn more about Marshall Lake Road

Listed as an access road to Two Guns, Arizona, this road does not go through. It runs along the I-40 Interstate in its entirety and has no obstacles on it. This trail is wide, with plenty of room to pass and/or turn around. It serves as an access point to the many trails that shoot off into the fore...
Learn more about Two Guns Access

FS 82 is a wide dirt road with no obstacles on it. This trail is a main artery that cuts through this area, there are many access points to head deeper into the forest on numerous intersecting trails. There are no obstacles on this trail, other than some mild ruts and erosion/water damage. This trai...
Learn more about FS 82

The 150 Pits Trail serves as an access and camping trail in the area that is adjacent to the Wupatki National Monument. There are many campsites along this trail, with the Southern end around the pits having numerous flat spots available to be camped in. The cinder pit area looks like it serves as a...
Learn more about 150 Pits

Trail 128E is a one-lane mostly dirt trail. At times this trail will cross rock gardens with many large and loose rocks. There are numerous wash crossings that have off-camber sections as well as steep entrances and exits. There are mud ruts, as well as erosion with significant damage/washouts along...
Learn more about 128 E

This full-width, gently rolling, whoops-filled, cinder track winds between cinder cones and through the heart of Cinder Hills OHV. Aside from a sign at either end with mileage to Cinder Lake and the 776 intersections, there is no signage designating the official 777 route. Because this is an open ri...
Learn more about Cinder Hills OHV Area 777

9157Y is a connector trail that cuts through the Juniper and Mixed pine of this area, South of the Wupatki National Monument. This trail is a typical one in the area and is a two-track that is predominately rock, sand, and cinder crush. Along this trail, you'll encounter campsites, some with primiti...
Learn more about 9157Y

The 782 Trail is an interesting one. On its journey through the entire area South of the Wupatki National Monument, it sports varying terrain. Spots of deep, soft, sand may become problematic if you're unprepared. Sporadic rock gardens spring up and make the trail bumpy at times, with sneaky rocks i...
Learn more about 782

The road to Kinnickinnick Lake is a maintained dirt road that is easygoing and scenic. The start of this trail is off of Forest Service Road 125. You will see a sign pointing the way to the lake. The first part of the trail travels through ponderosa pines. This area is where the majority of the disp...
Learn more about Kinnickinnick Lake

This easy trail showcases the beautiful, open views of the desert southwest. The green trees are contrasted with the black, tangled roots of dead trees, serving as sentinel to their past. Watch the large rocks carefully in this area for the brilliant green Eastern Collared Lizard sunning itself. The...
Learn more about Lazy Lizard - FR 9600S

This peaceful, scenic, open route connects the Lazy Lizard FR 9600S to Cactus Flats. There is one very rutted section midway through the route that increases the difficulty. There are numerous overland camping spots on the western side of the trail. Antelope are frequently racing across the open ter...
Learn more about Red Dirt Road

You definitely need a high-clearance vehicle for this trail. The start is pretty easy with few obstacles, but about half a mile in, it gets rocky and challenging for a stock-height vehicle. Your skid plates may take a beating. The rest of the trail continues like this with many rocky sections. If yo...
Learn more about Hose Lake Trail 129A

This lengthy trail starts right off I-40 and stretches just over 16 miles. This is an off-and-on maintained gravel road that is very dusty and washboarded. The majority of this trail travels across a flat landscape with open plains to the north and more forested areas to the south. There are several...
Learn more about FS 126 to FS 125

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

The Power Access trail is a one-lane trail that cuts through varying terrain. The trail has multiple rock sections that feature loose rocks and shelf obstacles, but nothing too gnarly. There are no major obstacles on this trail. There are hills with loose rock, erosion, and water damage as well as w...
Learn more about Power Access

This lengthy trail starts right off I-40 and stretches just over 16 miles. This is an off-and-on maintained gravel road that is very dusty and washboarded. The majority of this trail travels across a flat landscape with open plains to the north and more forested areas to the south. There are several...
Learn more about FS 126 to FS 125

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

The Power Access trail is a one-lane trail that cuts through varying terrain. The trail has multiple rock sections that feature loose rocks and shelf obstacles, but nothing too gnarly. There are no major obstacles on this trail. There are hills with loose rock, erosion, and water damage as well as w...
Learn more about Power Access