Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Green Forest, Arkansas

Explore All Beginner Trails Near Green Forest, Arkansas

Old River Road

Old River Road is an enjoyable scenic drive through the Buffalo National River Wildlife Management Area. It features high mountain views, many creek crossings in the wet season, historic homesteads, campgrounds, and Buffalo River access…
Learn more about Old River Road
Total Miles
15.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

WMA Road 1245

After the entrance, the road opens into a well-maintained gravel drive with plenty of tree coverage and few obstacles in the first half. Beyond the turnoff for WMA Road 9, the terrain becomes slightly more…
Learn more about WMA Road 1245
Total Miles
2.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp / Wi

WMA Road 9

This route has some sharper turns, but it is overall a really fun trail. Great views overlooking a valley. Smaller cars would struggle on some portions of this trail, but a stock 4Runner or similar…
Learn more about WMA Road 9
Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp / Wi

Erbie Campground Road

This is an easy gravel road that has many points of interest. There are scenic views of the mountains and a few water crossings to get to connecting roads. If coming from Highway 7, you…
Learn more about Erbie Campground Road
Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rail Hollow

Rail Hollow starts out from Stallion Bluff Road/FSR2185 and descends along The Piney Creek Wilderness on 39-1M/FSR1018. It is a well-maintained gravel road freshly graded and wide enough for two vehicles to pass. Once passing…
Learn more about Rail Hollow
Total Miles
4.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Smith Branch Trail

Smith Branch Trail starts along the Rail Hollow Trail at FSR 1019. It is a narrower single-lane road with some areas to pass another vehicle. It has been recently graded but is slightly rougher than…
Learn more about Smith Branch Trail
Total Miles
2.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Piney Ridge

Piney Ridge starts out from Stallion Bluff Road at Forest Road 178. It is a wide two-lane gravel road in great condition with fresh gravel in some areas. To the East borders Piney Creek Wilderness…
Learn more about Piney Ridge
Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mary Cole Ridge

Mary Cole Ridge 1011 is a scenic ridge road in Mark Twain National Forest with distant overlooks through the hardwoods seen in the fall and wintertime. This meandering ridgeline road has many campsite pull-offs and…
Learn more about Mary Cole Ridge
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive

This is a Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Byway Drive between Highway 112 and 86 in southwest Missouri near Roaring River State Park and Eagle Rock, Missouri. Following NF Road 197 or FR 2275, it…
Learn more about Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

Scroggins Ridge to Rock Creek

Scroggins Ridge 1171 is a gravel forest road in Mark Twain National Forest that descends south from highway 76 down to Rock Creek. There are 6 creek crossings that can be challenging after heavy rains.…
Learn more about Scroggins Ridge to Rock Creek
Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Butler Hollow

Butler Hollow connects Beaver, Arkansas, and Seligman, Missouri via a retired Arkansas & Ozarks rail line along Butler Creek. Most of the road is well-graded gravel with scattered potholes and dry water crossings. The north…
Learn more about Butler Hollow
Total Miles
8.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge

If entering from 76, this trail will be on the right side of the fork and starts off easy, but if entering from Scroggins, the trail starts off difficult. This trail offers some gorgeous views…
Learn more about FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1180 (Left Fork)

This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as…
Learn more about FR 1180 (Left Fork)
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1182

This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches…
Learn more about FR 1182
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Walnut Ridge Connector

Coming off of Highway 16 onto "Road 1264" you will be met with a very rocky road. This is a newer road however, it is extremely bumpy and rocky driving. The road can get very…
Learn more about Walnut Ridge Connector
Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Prison Fence Trail

This is an easy scenic trail with various terrain types, including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges, and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
Learn more about Prison Fence Trail
Total Miles
16.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Round Mountain Road

Round Mountain Road is a gravel route in the Mark Twain National Forest. It is an excellent way to access the forest when coming from, or heading to the Branson area. This route is mostly…
Learn more about Round Mountain Road
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Carwash Falls

One of the most popular places to visit is the Ozark National Forest. This route runs north and south along the Big Piney Creek and offers abundant scenery and numerous places to camp along the…
Learn more about Carwash Falls
Total Miles
13.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Wi

Flat Woolum

Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to…
Learn more about Flat Woolum
Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi

Valley of Peace

This is a beautiful Scenic backcountry driving through the Ozark National Forest. This is a great connection road for the area and it has stunning views. The trail starts off of Highway 123 by "Dick…
Learn more about Valley of Peace
Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

North Old Wire Road

The route is approx 2.4 miles, which is one way of easy, well-maintained gravel roads. The route travels north to south along the far east side of the Pea Ridge National Military Park and can…
Learn more about North Old Wire Road
Total Miles
2.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Road 58/FSR 1004

To eliminate confusion about the trail name, road 58 is a road that is in several areas of the national forest. It changes other names but if you just continue down this route and follow…
Learn more about Road 58/FSR 1004
Total Miles
11.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Devreaux Ridge Road

A point-to-point trail providing access to ample camping, OHV, and hunting opportunities inside Mark Twain National Forest. Primarily gravel road with multiple optional connections to primitive trails throughout. Rolling and turning hills with one creek…
Learn more about Devreaux Ridge Road
Total Miles
7.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

FSR 1432A

This is a short trail up to Devil's Knob Fire Tower Lookout with a couple of mild obstacles that require a high-clearance vehicle and, depending on the weather, 4x4. Constructed around 1914, it was one…
Learn more about FSR 1432A
Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Devreaux Ridge Road Cave

This is a short trail that branches off the Devreaux Ridge Road trail. It starts pretty smooth, but soon approaches a few drops (approximately 10 inches). It will then lead to a small cave that…
Learn more about Devreaux Ridge Road Cave
Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Rd 5560

Coming in from a cute little town called Oark, Arkansas it's a hustling and bustling little town with a burger joint for the Ozark Heritage Trail enthusiasts. It starts as a paved road and then…
Learn more about Rd 5560
Total Miles
7.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Little Piney Creek - Union School

This is a fun, dirt and gravel road with 3 miles of single-vehicle trail. There are several water crossings typically 12" deep, and some shallow mud holes, but it can be much deeper and more…
Learn more about Little Piney Creek - Union School
Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Morgan Mountain Road

Morgan Mountain Trail runs through the Ozark National Forest near Cass, Arkansas. The road is accessible at several points along the route. This trail used to extend further, however, there was a landslide that caused…
Learn more about Morgan Mountain Road
Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Flag Springs Road

Flag Springs Road is a combination of gravel, dirt, and hard-packed red clay. It passes through Flag Springs Conservation Area and a public shooting range. Meandering along Brush Creek, the road crosses multiple dry creek…
Learn more about Flag Springs Road
Total Miles
10.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Racetrack Ridge

Racetrack Ridge (F.S. 167) is located in the Mark Twain National Forest. Located just a ways south of the Glade Top area. Primarily a rocky route with several water crossings, some mud holes, ledges, and…
Learn more about Racetrack Ridge
Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

ATV Trails Near Green Forest, Arkansas

Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive

This is a Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Byway Drive between Highway 112 and 86 in southwest Missouri near Roaring River State Park and Eagle Rock, Missouri. Following NF Road 197 or FR 2275, it…
Learn more about Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge

If entering from 76, this trail will be on the right side of the fork and starts off easy, but if entering from Scroggins, the trail starts off difficult. This trail offers some gorgeous views…
Learn more about FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1180 (Left Fork)

This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as…
Learn more about FR 1180 (Left Fork)
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1182

This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches…
Learn more about FR 1182
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Prison Fence Trail

This is an easy scenic trail with various terrain types, including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges, and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
Learn more about Prison Fence Trail
Total Miles
16.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Flat Woolum

Starting off near Flat Arkansas, you make your way North towards Mt. Hersey and then follow the main gravel road down to Woolum. Please keep in mind of the water crossings and make sure to…
Learn more about Flat Woolum
Total Miles
25.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Wi

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Green Forest, Arkansas

Mary Cole Ridge

Mary Cole Ridge 1011 is a scenic ridge road in Mark Twain National Forest with distant overlooks through the hardwoods seen in the fall and wintertime. This meandering ridgeline road has many campsite pull-offs and…
Learn more about Mary Cole Ridge
Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive

This is a Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Byway Drive between Highway 112 and 86 in southwest Missouri near Roaring River State Park and Eagle Rock, Missouri. Following NF Road 197 or FR 2275, it…
Learn more about Mark Twain National Forest Scenic Drive
Total Miles
6.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Fa / Su / Sp

FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge

If entering from 76, this trail will be on the right side of the fork and starts off easy, but if entering from Scroggins, the trail starts off difficult. This trail offers some gorgeous views…
Learn more about FR 1181 to Scroggins Ridge
Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1180 (Left Fork)

This is the perfect trail if you are looking to get out and enjoy the Mark Twain National Forest. This trail is very straightforward and can be easily completed solo. 4WD is not needed as…
Learn more about FR 1180 (Left Fork)
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

FR 1182

This trail will take you from 76 to Farm Road 2185. The first half starts easy with little to no obstacles. Various parts have brush and bendy branches coming onto the trail, so some scratches…
Learn more about FR 1182
Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Prison Fence Trail

This is an easy scenic trail with various terrain types, including gravel, dirt, mud holes, rock ledges, and shallow water crossings. The elevation varies from around 1100' to just over 2400' as it follows along…
Learn more about Prison Fence Trail
Total Miles
16.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa