Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Garden City, Utah
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Fish Haven Canyon
This well-maintained access road is about 6.5 miles long. It begins from Fish Haven Idaho, located on the West side of the pristine shores of Bear Lake and T's into Beaver Green Canyon Road. It…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Franklin Basin Utah Section
This is a scenic full-width road that will take you to the Idaho border, where this route continues. As you progress up the basin, you will pass through forests, past the river that winds down…
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Learn more about Franklin Basin Utah Section
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
This route is a great spur-off from the Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake Trail. The trail allows an easy and less traveled route into the Peter Sinks area from the small and quaint town of…
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Learn more about Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
Total Miles
29.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Twin Creeks is a great little spot in Logan Canyon that is also one of the least visited areas in the canyon. The dirt road is open to all vehicles, but is rarely driven. A…
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Learn more about Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
Red Sinks
This is a 50" trail that offers a good variety of heavily forested areas and summits out on top with amazing views to the East down to Bear Lake. It also winds through fields of…
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Learn more about Red Sinks
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
C-46 Plane Crash Site
Near Beaver Mountain Ski Resort begins a route that hugs the outline of Beaver Creek. Near the top of the canyon, it swings out southeasterly by Beaver Creek Campground and then winds up a short…
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Learn more about C-46 Plane Crash Site
Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
Boss Canyon
Boss Canyon is a very scenic 50" only side trail located off of the Franklin Basin road between Logan Canyon, Utah, and Cub River, Idaho. The trail is in the trees much of the time…
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Learn more about Boss Canyon
Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa / Wi
Big Creek Lake
This is a 1.5-mile spur off of Beaver Creek Canyon Road. It offers a few good vistas over Egan Basin and has a few terrain sections that are slightly challenging, but provide variety and interest…
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Learn more about Big Creek Lake
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Old Logan Road
This route is mostly an extension of the Peter Sinks geographic formation carved in an elongated bowl shape from glacial activity near the summit of the mountain range. The result is a miles-long pastoral-like swath…
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Learn more about Old Logan Road
Total Miles
4
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Temple Fork and Old Ephraim's Grave
This is a nice forest road in Logan Canyon that ends at the historic gravesite of the last and most famous Grizzly Bear to roam Logan Canyon and likely all of Utah.
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Learn more about Temple Fork and Old Ephraim's Grave
Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Wi / Sp
Beaver Green Canyon
This scenic trail begins in St. Charles, Idaho, and leads through oak and pine trees, taking you out of the valley. The trail follows a well-graded, full-width gravel road to Pat's Hollow, the site of…
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Learn more about Beaver Green Canyon
Total Miles
10.9
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Kearl Pond
Kearl Pond trail is an easy-graded trail that will lead you to some breathtaking vistas. This trail begins at Hell's Hollow within the Hardware Ranch trail system. You'll head east and climb on top of…
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Learn more about Kearl Pond
Total Miles
9.3
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Elk Valley Guard Station
An easy dirt road to the Elk Valley guard station. During the ride, you will pass a really cool beaver dam. You do have to pass through a gate, just be mindful and close it…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hell's Hollow
Hell's Hollow trail is an easy-graded trail that takes you through some amazing scenery branching off of the main Hardware Ranch trail system. This trail begins at Dip Hollow heading northeast on a full-width trail…
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Learn more about Hell's Hollow
Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa
Cowley Canyon-Herd Hollow - FS 20047
This is a fairly tame trail that connects the Mount Logan Trail to the Left Hand Fork Trail or vice versa, depending on the direction of travel. Most of this trail travels through private property,…
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Learn more about Cowley Canyon-Herd Hollow - FS 20047
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Litz Basin
Litz Basin trail is a fun spur off of Sugar Creek trail. It's an easy, fast, flowy trail that takes you into Litz Basin. It comes to a dead end in the Basin, but it's…
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Learn more about Litz Basin
Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
High Line Trail
Nice 50" trail with great views. The trail is hard packed dirt for the most part. There are some hills with loose gravel but not too bad, very little shade on this trail.
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Learn more about High Line Trail
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Fa / Su
Birch Creek Road 407
Birch Creek Road connects the Cub River Road to the community of Mink Creek on State Route 36. The byway allows access to the German Dugway and Telegraph roads. This is an unimproved forest road…
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Learn more about Birch Creek Road 407
Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Paris Ice Cave
Paris Ice Cave is a small cave in the Bear River Mountains that is a very popular destination to those visiting nearby Bear Lake. It can easily be done in a day with a visit…
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Learn more about Paris Ice Cave
Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Lower Cub River Trail
The Cub River Trail starts at the Albert Moser Trailhead in the Cub River area. This 50-inch trail parallels the Cub River Road. The trail flows through the sagebrush and scrub maples intermingled with open…
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Learn more about Lower Cub River Trail
Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Hyde Park Mine
Just north of the town of Logan is Hyde Park. There are little trails over this hill. From big hill climbs to just easy trails. You can expect to see deer in this area. If…
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Learn more about Hyde Park Mine
Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Old Canyon Trail
This trial offers scenic vistas from both the canyon and the summit. There is alternative access to/from Randolph and Little Creek Campground up to the Shoshone trail system and Garden City/Bear Lake areas via connecting…
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Learn more about Old Canyon Trail
Total Miles
19.7
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Baxter Sawmill Road
Baxter Sawmill Road traverses the mountains, starting with Hardware Ranch and going to Old Canyon Trail. The road is periodically graded and develops medium-sized ruts from time to time. The road is primarily hardpacked dirt…
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Learn more about Baxter Sawmill Road
Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Curtis Creek Road (FR059)
This well-maintained graded road runs from Highway 39 to Old Canyon and Curtis Creek Guard Station. From the end of the road, you can either go back the way you came or go down the…
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Learn more about Curtis Creek Road (FR059)
Total Miles
15.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Red Spur
This forest service road takes you up a short road to the top of Red Spur Mountain and has signs at the turnoff from Old Canyon Trail. The road starts off with some small rocks…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Running Water Spring Road
This is a scenic road that travels between Curtis Creek Road and 6 Bit Springs Road. There are no major obstacles on this road other than some small ruts and rocks. The trail starts by…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Rex Peak
The route is mapped as an out-and-back trail yet offers numerous side trails for those seeking adventure. It represents the pinnacle of the Crawford Mountains near Randolph, UT, beginning in a deep canyon and culminating…
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Learn more about Rex Peak
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
6 Bit Springs Road
This is a short 2 mile trail that branches off of Curtis Creek Road and goes to the trailhead for the hike to 6 Bit Springs. The trail is wide enough for one vehicle and…
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Learn more about 6 Bit Springs Road
Total Miles
1.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake
This really fun trail starts at Hardware Ranch and heads up past Old Ephraim's Grave up to Peter Sinks Rd. It eventually goes underneath Hwy 89 and drops into Garden City on Bear Lake. Be…
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Learn more about Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake
Total Miles
34.8
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su
Blacksmith Fork Scenic Drive
This paved road goes through a narrow and scenic canyon with great mountain views ending at Hardware Ranch which is well known for the large elk herd that lives there and is fed all winter.…
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Learn more about Blacksmith Fork Scenic Drive
Total Miles
15
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
ATV Trails Near Garden City, Utah
Fish Haven Canyon
This well-maintained access road is about 6.5 miles long. It begins from Fish Haven Idaho, located on the West side of the pristine shores of Bear Lake and T's into Beaver Green Canyon Road. It…
Learn more about Fish Haven Canyon
Learn more about Fish Haven Canyon
Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Franklin Basin Utah Section
This is a scenic full-width road that will take you to the Idaho border, where this route continues. As you progress up the basin, you will pass through forests, past the river that winds down…
Learn more about Franklin Basin Utah Section
Learn more about Franklin Basin Utah Section
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
This route is a great spur-off from the Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake Trail. The trail allows an easy and less traveled route into the Peter Sinks area from the small and quaint town of…
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Learn more about Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
Total Miles
29.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Twin Creeks is a great little spot in Logan Canyon that is also one of the least visited areas in the canyon. The dirt road is open to all vehicles, but is rarely driven. A…
Learn more about Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Learn more about Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
Red Sinks
This is a 50" trail that offers a good variety of heavily forested areas and summits out on top with amazing views to the East down to Bear Lake. It also winds through fields of…
Learn more about Red Sinks
Learn more about Red Sinks
Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
C-46 Plane Crash Site
Near Beaver Mountain Ski Resort begins a route that hugs the outline of Beaver Creek. Near the top of the canyon, it swings out southeasterly by Beaver Creek Campground and then winds up a short…
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Learn more about C-46 Plane Crash Site
Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Garden City, Utah
Fish Haven Canyon
This well-maintained access road is about 6.5 miles long. It begins from Fish Haven Idaho, located on the West side of the pristine shores of Bear Lake and T's into Beaver Green Canyon Road. It…
Learn more about Fish Haven Canyon
Learn more about Fish Haven Canyon
Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
1
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Franklin Basin Utah Section
This is a scenic full-width road that will take you to the Idaho border, where this route continues. As you progress up the basin, you will pass through forests, past the river that winds down…
Learn more about Franklin Basin Utah Section
Learn more about Franklin Basin Utah Section
Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
This route is a great spur-off from the Hardware Ranch to Bear Lake Trail. The trail allows an easy and less traveled route into the Peter Sinks area from the small and quaint town of…
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Learn more about Randolph to Peter Sinks Road
Total Miles
29.8
Tech Rating
2
Best Time
Su / Fa
Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Twin Creeks is a great little spot in Logan Canyon that is also one of the least visited areas in the canyon. The dirt road is open to all vehicles, but is rarely driven. A…
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Learn more about Twin Creeks Road to Bubble Spring
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
C-46 Plane Crash Site
Near Beaver Mountain Ski Resort begins a route that hugs the outline of Beaver Creek. Near the top of the canyon, it swings out southeasterly by Beaver Creek Campground and then winds up a short…
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Learn more about C-46 Plane Crash Site
Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Fa
Big Creek Lake
This is a 1.5-mile spur off of Beaver Creek Canyon Road. It offers a few good vistas over Egan Basin and has a few terrain sections that are slightly challenging, but provide variety and interest…
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Learn more about Big Creek Lake
Total Miles
1.5
Tech Rating
3
Best Time
Su / Sp / Fa