Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Forest Ranch, California

This long main route takes you from the High Lakes area to Lake Almanor. It crosses through a big burned section from the Dixie Fire. There are dozens of trails off this main one and many places to disperse camp. There are a good number of washes and ruts, but you can pick a line to make them easy.
Learn more about Humbug Summit Road 31

This is a short ATV trail in a remote and primitive section of the Plumas National Forest, accessed off of Four Trees Road. This area was damaged from a large fire in recent years. The entrance to this trail is not marked with a vehicle designation, and it is wide like a road, so it has probably had...
Learn more about Magee Ridge

This is a short spur trail that has a large camp spot at the end of it that can fit multiple vehicles. This is an easy trail, no washes or ruts. There is a rust-resistant sugar pine with signs to protect it for reforestation efforts. This is a beautiful trail and a camp in dense forest.
Learn more about Willow Creek - FS 26N07

This trail is mostly made up of gravel and dirt with some rocks here and there. This trail is like a fire road, but there are some small ruts/washes along the trail as well. The trail is really cool, as it winds through the mountain. It has great views of the surrounding mountains, and there is a ni...
Learn more about Scotts John - FS 26N27

This trail is a mix of dirt and gravel. This trail is closed during the winter, 11/1-5/1, or as conditions allow, and has a sign and gate closing it off during the season. There are some fairly large ruts along the trail, which make some of those sections of the trail fairly narrow.
Learn more about Colby Creek - FS 26N59

This trail is long but easy with plenty of camping options along the way, with many that will fit multiple vehicles. No obstacles along the trail. There are great views of Lassen Peak from multiple spots on the trail. Some camp spots have views of Lassen Peak from them as well.
Learn more about North Philbrook - 27N06

This trail is a mix of dirt with some rocks in it as well. There is a creek that runs parallel for a large portion of the trail. It is surrounded by beautiful green forest with some dead fallen trees within it as well. There are some sections of the trail that have trees that stick out a little into...
Learn more about Scotts John North - FS 26N11

This trail goes through a section of the forest that has been previously burned. The trail consists of dirt with a little bit of gravel and baseball and softball-sized rocks. There are some ruts and washes along the trail. A few miles into the trail, there were a few fallen dead trees over the trail...
Learn more about Cirby Tie - FS 26N33

This dirt trail leads up to the Colby Mountain Lookout. The trail itself is easy. Colby Mountain Lookout is at the end of the trail, and the lookout has been manned by Ken Jordan from 1985 to 2024, and will be opening back up in the 2026 season before retiring. There are obviously some great views a...
Learn more about Colby Mountain Lookout - FS 27N36

This is a beautiful trail with dense green trees around it. The trail is dirt with a layer of dried pine needles. There aren't any ruts or washes along this trail at the time of mapping, but there are dead branches in and along the side of the trail. There is a nice, wide-open camp spot along the tr...
Learn more about Colby Loop - FS 27N06B

This trail is a mix of gravel and dirt. This is a short 1-mile trail that does have some narrow spots and shelf sections. There was also a nice-sized camp spot on the trail that had a nice view of the mountains and valleys in the distance.
Learn more about Calf Spur South - FS 27N12Y

This is a long trail that is a mix of dirt and gravel. There are some sections of the trail that have great views of Lassen Peak. There are a few washes along the trail and some shelf roads. There is also a small creek crossing. There are plenty of spots to pull off and camp as well. Some that can h...
Learn more about Rattlesnake - FS 27N12

This trail is a mix of dirt and gravel. The trail has small ruts but nothing big. Some of the bushes come into the trail, making it a little narrower in some sections, but it is mostly open. The trail ends with a very large flat area to camp, which can hold multiple vehicles.
Learn more about Humboldt North West - FS 27N80

Single wide trail with multiple turnouts and areas to pass. There were a couple of areas to disperse camp. A couple of small washes, but easy to navigate, and some good views of the valley down the ridge. Trail continues on the north side passing Galen Ridge Road, but seems deliberately blocked off ...
Learn more about Madrone

This trail follows an easy ridge route with scenic views into the valley at several points. A wildfire in 2024 left areas with downed trees after storms, and a few small wash sections are present but remain easy to navigate without four-wheel drive.
Learn more about Martin Creek

Easy flat gravel trail taking you around the back side of Little Bald Rock. A couple of areas to turn out and hike up. Ended at a closed gate. There was a big fire in 2024, so they are still clearing trees, but they are keeping the trail maintained. There is another trail at the end by the gate, but...
Learn more about Cross Up

This is a dirt trail that has some small wash sections along it, but it's nothing too crazy. This trail is not too long, and it ends in a great spot to camp. The area to camp at the end is really big; you can easily get multiple vehicles in it to camp. There's Butt Creek near the camp spot as well.
Learn more about Robbers Roost - FS 27N14

This is a short trail with small washes and ruts along the way, but nothing extreme or technical. The trail is surrounded by dense green forest, so it's really pretty. There are some small areas along the trail to camp and a small area at the end that you could camp as well, but it may be difficult ...
Learn more about Eagle Rock - FS 27N59

This is a dirt trail with some small rocks along the trail. Some bushes along the side of the trail make some sections narrower than others. Some small ruts and a tree are overhanging into the trail, but that can easily be driven around. There is a nice, large area to camp at the end of the trail as...
Learn more about West Ruffa - FS 27N93

This is an Out-and-Back spur trail that ends in a big flat open area perfect for dispersed camping. There is another small spur at the end for more dispersed camping. The trail ends at a gate since that leads to a PG&E site. Lots of big views on this trail and at the end for camp, but it is not shad...
Learn more about Belden-Longville

This is a short ATV trail in a remote and primitive section of the Plumas National Forest, accessed off of Four Trees Road. This area was damaged from a large fire in recent years. The entrance to this trail is not marked with a vehicle designation, and it is wide like a road, so it has probably had...
Learn more about Magee Ridge

This is a short spur trail that has a large camp spot at the end of it that can fit multiple vehicles. This is an easy trail, no washes or ruts. There is a rust-resistant sugar pine with signs to protect it for reforestation efforts. This is a beautiful trail and a camp in dense forest.
Learn more about Willow Creek - FS 26N07

This trail is mostly made up of gravel and dirt with some rocks here and there. This trail is like a fire road, but there are some small ruts/washes along the trail as well. The trail is really cool, as it winds through the mountain. It has great views of the surrounding mountains, and there is a ni...
Learn more about Scotts John - FS 26N27

This trail is a mix of dirt and gravel. This trail is closed during the winter, 11/1-5/1, or as conditions allow, and has a sign and gate closing it off during the season. There are some fairly large ruts along the trail, which make some of those sections of the trail fairly narrow.
Learn more about Colby Creek - FS 26N59

This is a short spur trail that has a large camp spot at the end of it that can fit multiple vehicles. This is an easy trail, no washes or ruts. There is a rust-resistant sugar pine with signs to protect it for reforestation efforts. This is a beautiful trail and a camp in dense forest.
Learn more about Willow Creek - FS 26N07

This trail is mostly made up of gravel and dirt with some rocks here and there. This trail is like a fire road, but there are some small ruts/washes along the trail as well. The trail is really cool, as it winds through the mountain. It has great views of the surrounding mountains, and there is a ni...
Learn more about Scotts John - FS 26N27

This trail is a mix of dirt and gravel. This trail is closed during the winter, 11/1-5/1, or as conditions allow, and has a sign and gate closing it off during the season. There are some fairly large ruts along the trail, which make some of those sections of the trail fairly narrow.
Learn more about Colby Creek - FS 26N59

This trail is long but easy with plenty of camping options along the way, with many that will fit multiple vehicles. No obstacles along the trail. There are great views of Lassen Peak from multiple spots on the trail. Some camp spots have views of Lassen Peak from them as well.
Learn more about North Philbrook - 27N06