Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Dulce, New Mexico

This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
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Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
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The Blanco River road runs off of Hwy 64 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, NM. As you drive along the Blanco River there are four pull off spots for primitive dry camping along the river. At the end of the road is a very nice group campground which is available by reservation. It is situated along t...
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Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
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Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile long and an easy rut road with a few rocks and some dips through pine trees and meadows of wildflowers in the late spring and early summer...
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Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This road goes through some large open meadows, which can be spectacular with wildflowers in season. At the very end...
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Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forks left with Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forking to the right at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This road is a delightful drive through fields of flowers and trees to the end where you might be able to camp, but ...
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The Fork for Eight Mile Mesa A (#651A) is a short road to the right off of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651). It leads you to the historic fire lookout tower site with views to the North towards Pagosa Springs and the San Juan mountains. The fire lookout tower is closed to the public, but the swe...
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Eight Mile Mesa C (#651C) forks left off the main road about 5 miles from the beginning of the USFS road. It's about 4.5 miles to the end where there were a few disturbed primitive campsites, as well as a few sites along the way. In late spring/early summer there are often plentiful wildflowers. The...
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Eight Mile Mesa Road (#651) will take you to the top of Eight Mile Mesa South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a network of trails leading to different points of the mesa. After turning off of Hwy 84, the road goes about a mile through a housing area with the USFS road starting at the Forest Service...
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This trail isn't technically challenging, though mud, weather, and the isolated nature of most of the terrain should all be serious considerations, as there is little-to-no cell service along most of the trail. The trail starts off of the north side of Route 64 in Carson National Forest close to the...
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This is a quick spur that takes you from the Cedar Springs Loop to the Gas Buggy Interpretive Site. Not quite wide enough for two cars in many places, it still is suitable for most vehicles, though some side road opportunities require a high-clearance vehicle with 4WD, and there are corrals for trai...
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Snow Ranch Road - FS 628 is a dirt road that begins near the National Forest entrance from Turkey Springs Road. The beginning of this dirt road is very well-maintained, but as you progress further, it becomes rocky and uneven in some areas. There is also a low-water concrete crossing near the end o...
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Chris Mountain Road is a moderately challenging, fun trail that starts from the south end of the trail at Snow Ranch Road (FR628). The trail has multiple areas of rocky terrain that can be challenging for a beginning rider on an ATV or motorcycle, as it can really bounce you around. The beginning of...
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The Devil Creek trail is a short trail leading to the 561 acre Devil Creek Wildlife Management area. Part way up the trail is a very interesting rock on your left. At the end of the trail is the parking area along with a few structures. Access past this point is by horse or foot only. There is no ca...
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Fossett Gulch Road - FS 613 is a forest service dirt road that begins right off of Highway 160. It is approximately 26 miles west on Highway 160 from downtown Pagosa Springs. There is an area right at the beginning of the road for parking and unloading. The road is very well maintained. There are c...
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Little Bull Creek Trail is a fun ATV/Dirt Bike Trail. The trail starts at the end of Fossett Gulch Road. The trail is located on the right of the road. Do not travel past the trail entrance, as this is Southern Ute land and there is no public access. There are several flat smooth areas where you can...
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The west end of South Brockover starts on Turkey Springs Road. It goes along the rim of a mesa, overlooking the mountains, intersects with Circle T, and continues east on an easy two-track. The majority of this trail is pretty easy. It has intermittent sections of loose rock and chunky embedded laye...
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This route starts at US Route 64. Initially following oil roads on BLM land, it climbs a little over 700 feet through sagebrush, juniper and pinon pine to the top of Laguna Seca Mesa and Carson National Forest. There are a lot of stunning views and vistas on both sides of the trail, out to the S...
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Camping, Jeeping and Hunting on Devil Mountain-Fr Rd 626 There is some space when you first turn onto the trail from Hwy 160 to air up or down. After that area the Devil Mountain trail is pretty much uphill. The road is rocky so high clearance 4x4 vehicles are recommended as some of the climbs are s...
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This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
Learn more about Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
Learn more about Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663

Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
Learn more about Fr Road 664

Eight Mile Mesa E (#651E) forks right with Eight Mile Mesa D (#651D) forking to the left at the end of the main Eight Mile Mesa Road, approximately 6.5 miles from the highway turnoff. This road goes through some large open meadows, which can be spectacular with wildflowers in season. At the very end...
Learn more about Eight Mile Mesa E-USFS Rd #651E

This trail isn't technically challenging and is well-maintained--if the drive up American Canyon was completed, there wouldn't be any problems driving Carracas mesa. The road is generally just wide enough for two vehicles but is graded regularly. A gravel road bed has been added in most places to k...
Learn more about Carracas Mesa/ NFS 218

Buckles Lake road will take you to trailheads for a short hike to Buckles Lake or V-Rock. The Navajo Peak ATV trail and Big Branch road are four miles up from Hwy 84. A small area to the right as you turn on to the road is available to air up or down. There are some tremendous views with multiple di...
Learn more about Buckles Lake-Fr Rd 663

Big Branch road runs from Buckles Lake road (#663) to the Blue Creek road (#612). Right as you start the trail it warns of a rough road, following are several spots with large dips from the beginning, after that it becomes rut roads with a few rocks and possible mud holes. The trail crosses several ...
Learn more about Fr Road 664

Eight Mile Mesa B (#651B) forks to the left off of the main road about half a mile from the first fork to the right for Eight Mile Mesa A. It's just under a mile long and an easy rut road with a few rocks and some dips through pine trees and meadows of wildflowers in the late spring and early summer...
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