Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Elk City, Idaho

The Magruder Corridor, also known as the Magruder Road Corridor, is a remote backcountry route that connects Idaho and Montana between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. This historic trail is one of the classic overland drives in the Northern Rockie...
Learn more about The Magruder Corridor

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fra...
Learn more about Red River Road

The lower section of Crooked River or Forest Service Road 233, better known as Orogrande Summit, is a heavily traveled road that is part of the Nez Perce National Forest, but makes its way deep into the Gospel-Hump Wilderness as one of the only allowed motorized routes. The route is a gravelly and w...
Learn more about Orogrande Summit

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby, Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fr...
Learn more about Soda Creek- FS 1172

Green Mountain lookout is on Elk Mountain is USFS road #285, a rough but lightly used maintained route in the Nez Perce National Forest, branching off the main Magruder Corridor route. There is Granite Springs campground on the route, but access is restrictive to full-size vehicles and vehicles with...
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Starting from the Dixie work center, you continue up the road, which is wide, nice, and drivable by anything. The final turn off to the viewpoint is a bit rougher with some slippery rocks, washouts, and steep grade. A jeep that had the time could do it no problem, and on an ATV, it was doable both w...
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This is a short, but rocky trail from the McGruder Trail up to Burnt Knob Lookout. This is a very popular trail and can get backed up at times due to a lack of parking at the top, so plan accordingly. Overall, this is a very easy trail but will require some ground clearance and 4WD in the best of co...
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Trailhead is off the highway with limited parking of about 200 feet of one-lane parking. Use caution when unloading, as this part of the highway can get busy during spring and early summer with rafters, kayakers, and others.The trail is not far from Lowell, Idaho. With a population of 23, it does no...
Learn more about Van Camp trail 16

This is a beautiful single-track trail that, when ridden in combination with Fish Creek and Fish Butte Saddle ATV trail, forms a fantastic loop. Fish Butte Trail Starts from either the Middle Butte Road or the Fish Creek Road, depending on the direction you ride. This five-mile trail is mainly compo...
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The Lolo Motorway(Forest Road 500) is a roughly 95-mile narrow, winding primitive road. The single-lane road, partially built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930, travels close to the Nez Perce Trail. Portions of this road are single-lane, and there are washouts. High clearance 4x4 onl...
Learn more about Lolo Motorway (aka FS Rd #500)

Turn off of Fish Creek trail at and cross Fish Creek to reach the Fish Buttle Saddle ATV trail at the following coordinates: 46.34508, -115.42648. This trail climbs 3.4 miles up to Middle Butte Road. The ATV trail is beautiful and follows an ATV trail deep in the forest. Continue up Middle Butte roa...
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This trail runs through the Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the Payette National Forest with ends connecting to Forest Service Road 50321 and FS 318. The trail is open to ATV and motorcycle traffic. Other motorized vehicles are not allowed. The trail is dirt with several areas and medium...
Learn more about Carey Dome Lookout

To reach Forest Service Road 50321 (FS 321) Carey Dome, drive approximately 6.8 from Warren Wagon Road on Burgdorf to French Creek. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 50318 (FS 318), proceed approximately 4 miles, and turn left onto FS 321/Carey Dome. FS 321 is a dirt road that winds through a fore...
Learn more about Forest Service Road 50321 (FS 321) Carey Dome

This is a spur dirt trail that's close to the War Eagle Mountain Lookout Tower. This road takes you up to a pretty neat old cabin. Once you pass the old cabin, you can continue going up to the top where it dead ends with some nice views. This is an easy out and back trail. Please respect the old cab...
Learn more about Cottontail Point Road

FS 536/Keating Ridge Road turns North off NF221 C/FDR Grangeville-Salmon Road approximately 9.4 miles from FDR 1614/Big Salmon Road. Keating Ridge is 3.8 miles long (one way) and ties into FR 441-Nut Basin. The road is a mix of sand and dirt. There are a few minor ruts. The scenery is beautiful as t...
Learn more about FS 536-Keating Ridge Road

Road 1614, also known as Big Salmon Road starts at Highway 95 at the South end of Riggins, Idaho. The first 12.5 miles from Highway 95 is paved. This track begins where Road 1614 turns to dirt just before the bridge for Road NF 257 and ends at French Creek. Road 1614 is the main road that accesses r...
Learn more about Big Salmon Road - 1614

NF-1614, also known as Salmon River Road, winds upstream from Riggins along the Wild & Scenic Salmon River, delivering sweeping canyon vistas and constant views of the river’s rapids. The drive is mostly graded gravel, with stretches of potholes, washboards, and narrow shelf roads where rockfall is ...
Learn more about Wind River- NF 1614

To connect to NF 221 - C/FDR Grangeville - Salmon Road, Turn East off Hwy 95 onto NFD 1614/Big Salmon Road and proceed 9.8 miles. This road is pavement. Before reaching Allison Creek Campground, there is a large sandy area on the right side of the road with ample room for unloading and loading offro...
Learn more about NF 221 - C/FDR Grangeville - Salmon Road

Trail 136 begins at the end of FSR 50329 (FSR 329/Willow Creek Road). It is accessed by crossing Willow Creek on a narrow bridge. The bridge is only wide enough to accommodate ATVs, motorcycles, bicycles, horseback riders, and hikers. No Side x Sides or larger off-road vehicles are allowed. This tra...
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FR 441/Nut Basin Road is a sand road that meanders through the Nez Perce National Forest. Parts are lined with trees on both sides. The road gets rougher with ruts and some baseball-sized rocks when approaching the summit for the turn to the Nut Basin Lookout Ruins. There are places to dry camp alon...
Learn more about Nut Basin - FR 441

The Magruder Corridor, also known as the Magruder Road Corridor, is a remote backcountry route that connects Idaho and Montana between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. This historic trail is one of the classic overland drives in the Northern Rockie...
Learn more about The Magruder Corridor

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fra...
Learn more about Red River Road

The lower section of Crooked River or Forest Service Road 233, better known as Orogrande Summit, is a heavily traveled road that is part of the Nez Perce National Forest, but makes its way deep into the Gospel-Hump Wilderness as one of the only allowed motorized routes. The route is a gravelly and w...
Learn more about Orogrande Summit

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby, Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fr...
Learn more about Soda Creek- FS 1172

The Magruder Corridor, also known as the Magruder Road Corridor, is a remote backcountry route that connects Idaho and Montana between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. This historic trail is one of the classic overland drives in the Northern Rockie...
Learn more about The Magruder Corridor

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fra...
Learn more about Red River Road

The lower section of Crooked River or Forest Service Road 233, better known as Orogrande Summit, is a heavily traveled road that is part of the Nez Perce National Forest, but makes its way deep into the Gospel-Hump Wilderness as one of the only allowed motorized routes. The route is a gravelly and w...
Learn more about Orogrande Summit

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby, Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fr...
Learn more about Soda Creek- FS 1172