Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Fort Washakie, Wyoming

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Wiggins Fork

When navigating this Forest Service Road you will find it mostly easy with views of rolling meadows to start. But the further you go the terrain changes from a maintained dirt road to one that…
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Total Miles
17.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

554 Wildcat and 528 Geyser Creek

Once you are on the 554 Trail you will need to go through a gate (just lock it when you go through). There are plenty of signs pointing you to the many trails so just…
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Total Miles
12.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Ye

Long Creek Trail

This trail starts with a steep climb up the mountain right off the main highway. Eventually, it turns and reveals a beautiful valley and meadow. There are cute cabins dotting the valley. The trail begins…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Fenton Pass

Total Miles
48.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour

The Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour is a backcountry drive that features numerous high overlooks and the probability of spotting wild horses that roam the rangelands of southwest Wyoming. The drive takes you along…
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Total Miles
24.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Gilmore Hill

This route passes through the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse range following BLM roads. The Southern section is Gravel road. The Northern section is a maintained dirt road. Regulations require staying 300 feet away from horses…
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Total Miles
15.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Flagstaff

This beautiful backcountry drive explores the mountains east of Grand Teton National Park that are known as the Mount Leidy Highlands. The main trunk road takes you uphill to an overlook of the Tetons, passes…
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Total Miles
16.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Cliff Creek - 30530

The trail has beautiful views and is an easy entrance to several hiking, mountain biking, and horse trails in the forest. The road is smooth dirt with mud possible during wet seasons. A few areas…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

North Piney Lake

This ATV route follows the North Piney Trail through a gorgeous willow-lined valley and then uses the Lake Creek Trail to reach North Piney Lake, a mountain-enveloped lake in the Wyoming Range. Combined, these two…
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Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Su / Fa

South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway

This designated Wyoming Scenic Backway makes a large semi-loop through the vastness of north-central Wyoming. It's a remarkable drive that crosses more than a hundred miles while catching the southern tail of the Bighorn Mountains.…
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Total Miles
94.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Toppings Lake Trail Loop

Toppings Lake Trail is an fun short loop of 7 miles of driving that will require a high clearance 4x4 with aired down tires. The Brush Creek 30315 is the narrowest most technical portion that…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su

Smith Forks

This trail/unpaved road winds through the Bridget-Teton National Forest. I did this drive in a 72" SxS so we are relegated to the main forest roads and trails in Wyoming. Their trail system is geared…
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Total Miles
40.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Shadow Mountain

This is one trail you don't want to miss. If you're in the area to find epic views of the Grand Tetons and free camp spots, then this trail is for you! The trail is…
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Total Miles
11.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Red Gulch / Alkali National Backcountry Byway

This designated National Backcountry Byway travels through the Bighorn Basin, a vast arid expanse west of the Bighorn Mountains. Aside from seeing colorful bluffs along the foothills of the mountain range, the trip also offers…
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Total Miles
33.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Big Spring Scenic Backway

The Big Spring Scenic Backway offers a splendid tour of western Wyoming's Tunp Range. From west to east, this drive takes you through a scenic valley of ranchland, up and over Commissary Ridge, and through…
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Total Miles
63.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa