Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Fairfield, Washington

This is a gradual and easy ATV route running north from the southern boundary of the ORV park. It begins as a wide, dry, and dusty path that traverses grassy slopes and sparse pine forest, maintaining a fairly straight and level course with only minor elevation changes. The trail is well-suited for ...
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Pine Creek Auto Tour Route is a casual drive through Turnbull's National Wildlife Refuge. This is a well-maintained road that should be manageable in any vehicle. There is a small amount of pavement-less than 500 yards overall. What it's lacking in off-road challenges, it more than makes up for in b...
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This trail is a 1-mile easy OHV route that runs north to south through the center of the ORV park. It travels through a mix of grassy meadows and pine forest, with a wide and open layout that narrows slightly in places but remains suitable for ATVs. The trail is dry and dusty with light rutting alon...
Learn more about Easy Going

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

The Korth trail is a 50" trail at McCroskey State Park. Both ends start out pretty wide like a logging road, but you'll drop into the timber where the trail narrows. This is where you'll find more winding and flow on the trail. There are a handful of creek crossings that would likely be pretty seaso...
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This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way will teach you some of the history of the area. Just over 6 miles in, you'll come across a day use area with a...
Learn more about Skyline Drive

Either end of this trail starts as a two-lane forest road. The middle section is where this trail gets its rating. The middle section is single lane, moderately steep, and has rain washes and ruts up to two feet deep. The middle section of this trail is very tight with few places to pass, and even f...
Learn more about Temple Road

This is an easy backcountry route between Harrison and Beauty Bay. The route takes you through lots of dense forest and cedars with filtered views into the Rose Lake area. This route can be done with any type of vehicle as it is on well-maintained FS roads.
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Crane Point is a 3.7-mile out-and-back gravel road that climbs from US95 to Crane Point. The gravel road is well maintained and ranges from one to two vehicles wide. Crane Point serves as the main access point to the Crane Point trail network. There is logging activity, so watch for logging trucks a...
Learn more about Crane Point/FS 1273

Mount Coeur d'Alene (439) is a single-width road that begins off East Burma Road and heads east up Mount Coeur d'Alene. After the peak of Mount Coeur d'Alene, it continues towards Red Horse Mountain, ending near Beauty Saddle at a large 4-way intersection with plenty of room to park and some breatht...
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1976 Hill Creek is a 1.9-mile out-and-back trail that starts at 377 Palouse Divide West, climbing around the west and north side of West Dennis, before ending at the border of PotlachDeltic timberland, where the trail becomes restricted to 50-inch and under OHVs. Hill Creek has recently had logging ...
Learn more about Hill Creek - FS 1976

Waterhole Creek Trail (Trail 15) is an engaging off-road route in the Palouse Trail System of the Hoodoo Mountains, perfect for drivers of high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles and SxSs seeking scenic ridge views and dense forest shade. Spanning approximately 4.8 miles, this trail links Gold Hill...
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Palouse Divide West (FS 377) is a 15.3 point-to-point trail that, when starting from the west side, begins at the end of Big Creek Road. It winds down into the backside of Prospect Peak into a valley and continues along Meadow Creek for several miles before making a sharp left shown in the second pi...
Learn more about Palouse Divide West - FS 377

1418 Treasure Gulch is a 3-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from 770 Gold Hill. FS 1418 climbs up and along the west side of the geographical feature by the same name, Treasure Gulch, before cresting the ridge at an intersection with Waterhole Creek, a 50" and under trail. Before the intersec...
Learn more about Treasure Gulch - FS 1418

This is one of the more enjoyable trails in the area, with lots of elevation changes, several banked corners, and switchbacks. It is smooth and flowy, which makes for a great ride. The trail winds through a mix of shady timber and open clear-cut areas. There has been some logging in the area, so the...
Learn more about Chesley Creek Trail 19

This 2.8-mile-long dirt bike trail leaves from the west end from the bottom of Trail 1 and is much easier than Trail 1. It goes along a shelf of a hillside, on an easy single track that is not too narrow and a bit wider in spots. Then it goes along an open hillside with scattered pine trees. It's mo...
Learn more about Canfield Mountain - Trail A (West)

This is an easy two-track open to vehicles less than 50". It leaves from the parking area on Nettleman Road and goes through a gate. It's an old repurposed road now used by ATVs. The trail is a wide gravel flat path, with a gradual incline as you go north. It has lots of curves through the pine tree...
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770-A Gold Hill is a 2-mile out-and-back trail that breaks off from 770 Gold Hill. It is gated at the bottom, and according to signs nearby, the gate may be closed at any time. 770-A is a good side trip from 770, with several short trails that break off from 770-A to explore. There are several pull-...
Learn more about Gold Hill - FS 770-A

Trail 6 in the Canfield Trail System is a short connector trail between the D and A singletracks. This one is 1.3 miles long and very easy. The north end goes past a gate, then starts out like a shelf on the side of a mountain, but is wide. It's more like an old road in the beginning. It's pretty sm...
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The Beauty Creek Divide Trail is southeast of the city of Couer d'Alene. The trail has multiple viewpoints of the mouth of the Couer d'Alene River. There are a couple of dispersed camp sights and wide pullouts to allow other users to get by. there are some rutty areas and steep cliffside sections. R...
Learn more about Beauty Creek Divide Trail

This is a gradual and easy ATV route running north from the southern boundary of the ORV park. It begins as a wide, dry, and dusty path that traverses grassy slopes and sparse pine forest, maintaining a fairly straight and level course with only minor elevation changes. The trail is well-suited for ...
Learn more about Straight Shot

This trail is a 1-mile easy OHV route that runs north to south through the center of the ORV park. It travels through a mix of grassy meadows and pine forest, with a wide and open layout that narrows slightly in places but remains suitable for ATVs. The trail is dry and dusty with light rutting alon...
Learn more about Easy Going

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

The Korth trail is a 50" trail at McCroskey State Park. Both ends start out pretty wide like a logging road, but you'll drop into the timber where the trail narrows. This is where you'll find more winding and flow on the trail. There are a handful of creek crossings that would likely be pretty seaso...
Learn more about Korth Trail

This is a very nice easy drive through some beautiful thick forest. The road is mostly wide enough for easy passing and is mostly smooth. There are good views of the valleys and the rest of the mountain range. This is a great alternate route from Harrison to Carlin Bay for 4-wheel vehicles as well a...
Learn more about Carlin Creek/Carrill Ridge

This route starts on Highway 95 near De Smet, Idaho and travels through McCroskey State Park. This is a well maintained road that any vehicle should be able to take on. Signs along the way will teach you some of the history of the area. Just over 6 miles in, you'll come across a day use area with a...
Learn more about Skyline Drive

Either end of this trail starts as a two-lane forest road. The middle section is where this trail gets its rating. The middle section is single lane, moderately steep, and has rain washes and ruts up to two feet deep. The middle section of this trail is very tight with few places to pass, and even f...
Learn more about Temple Road

This is an easy backcountry route between Harrison and Beauty Bay. The route takes you through lots of dense forest and cedars with filtered views into the Rose Lake area. This route can be done with any type of vehicle as it is on well-maintained FS roads.
Learn more about Beauty Bay/Harrison