Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, Washington

NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! There are also several single-track trails that spur off the edge to keep an eye out for crossing traffic. This section of the trail starts on Sandhills Road and ends on Sandhills Road. This is the Eas...
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Flowy double track that is good for all skill levels. The trail is only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. Can be ridden as fast or as slow as comfortable. Roots and softball-sized rocks are scattered throughout. Concrete pavers in a couple of areas to help the trail maintain shape in wetter areas...
Learn more about Overland Trail

This is the northern section of The Overland Trail. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and spring, with several deep puddles as deep as 12 inches in some areas during the wet season. There are several exposed roots as well as rutted sections from the rain. The trail is beginn...
Learn more about Overland Trail (North)

This is a scenic 2-mile segment of Mission Creek Trail featuring a mix of open logged hillsides and forested terrain. The trail is a wide, easy two-track lined with purple foxgloves, offering fast and flowy riding. Expect sections with embedded rock, roots, and small loose rock throughout. Curves ra...
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Salmon is a 1.3-mile easy ATV trail that begins as a wide two-track curving tightly through the forest with banked corners, small rocks, pea gravel, and occasional whoops. After the first quarter mile, the trail transitions into a gravelly road with deeper loose rock and larger whoops as it descends...
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NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! This is the Southern section of The Overland Trail, and it “Starts” mid-trail at the “Mission Creek Junction” OR At Sand Hill staging. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and sp...
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This is an easy warm-up trail, accessible from 2 trail heads off the Sand Hill Pit staging area. Perfect area to get new riders to get familiar with what you will find around Tahuya. There are some roots and river rock throughout, but easily navigable for new riders. The trail loops around back to i...
Learn more about Loop Trail

This road is a main gravel road used to connect several spurs and side single tracks. It is a gravel road with loose rock. Goat ranch road is a two-way road, so it has very heavy traffic, so keep your eyes open. It has no obstacles, and pot holes are minimal. This road is only open to dirt bikes and...
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This 1.6-mile easy ATV trail connects the Elfendahl Staging Area to the start of Mission Creek Trail. It begins as a wide path through a logged area with uneven terrain, occasional whoops, gravel, and small loose rock. The route features gradual curves and open visibility--ideal for beginners. As th...
Learn more about Mission Creek Staging

This section of mission creek has some steep exposure that is clearly marked with caution signs. Keep in mind, Tahuya ORV park is 48” max width. The trail follows the river and weaves between the trees. You can expect exposed roots, tight trees, large rocks and whoops. The trail crosses a road a cou...
Learn more about Mission Creek

This one-mile ATV trail segment connects two portions of the Mission Creek trail and provides an easy ride with a few moderate features. The trail surface includes small loose polished river rock, scattered roots, brake bumps, embedded rock, and uneven ground. While the trail remains mostly manageab...
Learn more about Connector

Rocky route featuring a few heavy washouts, a couple of switchbacks, and some steep 10% grade sections. High clearance is a strict requirement to safely navigate the eroded sections. Your efforts will be rewarded with a few excellent campsites offering spectacular, sweeping views of Hood Canal and t...
Learn more about McDonald Creek

This is a short 0.7-mile trail through a logged area with a widened and cleared path that remains easy overall. The route includes twisting turns, loose round river rock, embedded rock, roots, and banked corners. Riders pass a scenic swampy pond and sections of cement pavers. Tight blind corners lin...
Learn more about Tahuya River Staging

This is a short, quarter-mile ATV route featuring a fast and wide path with small loose rocks and occasional whoops. It travels through forested terrain and serves as a straightforward connection to the staging area and campground. The trail provides easy access from the Elfendahl parking lot to Goa...
Learn more about Staging Access Trail

This is a nice dirt/gravel road that eventually leads to Murhut Falls Trailhead. Once you've hiked up to the falls you can come back the same way or take Duckabush Collins CG road back to 101. This is a narrow trail that is not maintained and has a few washouts to navigate. One of which is on a hair...
Learn more about Fulton Creek Road to Murhut Falls

Nucleus Trail is a 1.3-mile dirt bike trail that winds through forested terrain featuring small loose rocks, embedded roots, and quick curves. Riders will encounter polished river rocks and a brief section that coincides with a road. Located near the Elfendahl staging area, this trail is popular and...
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This is a 0.7-mile segment of the Tahuya River ATV Trail, characterized by a wide and super curvy path. Riders will encounter roots, small loose rocks, and should watch for stumps along the sides. The trail follows yellow diamond markers and passes through the Kammenga Canyon campground and staging ...
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1.9 Mile is a primitive dirt bike trail weaving through dense pine trees and tight brush, with sharp turns and blind corners. It features small loose rocks and a few roots scattered across the path, as it winds through a logged area with piles of dead trees. The trail narrows into an overgrown grass...
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This short 0.6 mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahuya State Forest ORV trail system. This trail takes you to an open 4X4 play area with a good sized rock garden and other obstacles (rating 4-7 in difficulty) to traverse. The trail going to the 4X4 play area is a narrow single vehicle trail ...
Learn more about 4x4 Play Area Entrance Road

This 1.1-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahyua State Forest off-road vehicle trail system. This trail takes you through the middle of the north off-road area and gives access to several other trails, including the Twin Rock Hill Climb obstacle. This narrow trail winds between trees and stu...
Learn more about 84 N Trail

NOTE: Tahuya ORV Park Trails are two-way trails and have several blind corners. Keep your eyes up! There are also several single-track trails that spur off the edge to keep an eye out for crossing traffic. This section of the trail starts on Sandhills Road and ends on Sandhills Road. This is the Eas...
Learn more about Overland Trail East

Flowy double track that is good for all skill levels. The trail is only wide enough for ATVs and dirt bikes. Can be ridden as fast or as slow as comfortable. Roots and softball-sized rocks are scattered throughout. Concrete pavers in a couple of areas to help the trail maintain shape in wetter areas...
Learn more about Overland Trail

This is the northern section of The Overland Trail. You can expect standing water throughout the fall, winter, and spring, with several deep puddles as deep as 12 inches in some areas during the wet season. There are several exposed roots as well as rutted sections from the rain. The trail is beginn...
Learn more about Overland Trail (North)

This is a scenic 2-mile segment of Mission Creek Trail featuring a mix of open logged hillsides and forested terrain. The trail is a wide, easy two-track lined with purple foxgloves, offering fast and flowy riding. Expect sections with embedded rock, roots, and small loose rock throughout. Curves ra...
Learn more about Mission Creek

This is a nice dirt/gravel road that eventually leads to Murhut Falls Trailhead. Once you've hiked up to the falls you can come back the same way or take Duckabush Collins CG road back to 101. This is a narrow trail that is not maintained and has a few washouts to navigate. One of which is on a hair...
Learn more about Fulton Creek Road to Murhut Falls

This short 0.6 mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahuya State Forest ORV trail system. This trail takes you to an open 4X4 play area with a good sized rock garden and other obstacles (rating 4-7 in difficulty) to traverse. The trail going to the 4X4 play area is a narrow single vehicle trail ...
Learn more about 4x4 Play Area Entrance Road

This 1.1-mile point-to-point trail is part of the Tahyua State Forest off-road vehicle trail system. This trail takes you through the middle of the north off-road area and gives access to several other trails, including the Twin Rock Hill Climb obstacle. This narrow trail winds between trees and stu...
Learn more about 84 N Trail

This is a non-technical drive through the forest up to a viewpoint overlooking the valley and The Brothers. Viewpoint has space for about 5 rigs to pull over and take a lunch break. There a numerous drainage channels dug diagonally into the trail, which is about the most challenging part of this tra...
Learn more about Hamma Hamma Trail with View of The Brothers