Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Hamilton City, California

This trail is a combination of dirt and gravel. The trail is fairly flat with the occasional rutted wash from water flow. Not far down the trail is the Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial and the trailhead…
Learn more about Road 307

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…
Learn more about Magee Ridge

This trail can be accessed by Main Road 306. It goes through private property for a short bit and a water crossing before reaching national forest land. There are many ruts throughout the trail due…
Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond East - FS 18N02

This slightly over 2-mile trail definitely lives up to its name. While it remains a two-track route, thick brush crowds the trail in several sections, making for a tight squeeze at times. There are also…
Learn more about Brushy Ridge - 19N29

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…
Learn more about Martin Creek

This trail is a combination of dirt and gravel. There are a few small washes along the edges of the trail, but nothing too big, and they can easily be driven around. This trail does…
Learn more about Salt Spring Valley - 18N38

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…
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This trail has a spot to camp shortly after getting on the trail with a great view. There is a steep hill that a hitch will drag on, not far from the entrance, and some…
Learn more about Black Diamond - FS 18N30

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…
Learn more about Cross Up

This trail consists of dirt and gravel. It is an out-and-back trail as there is a major washout about 1 mile from the west end, where it's supposed to connect with M3. The trail has…
Learn more about Open Ridge Black Diamond West - FS 18N02

This trail starts off looking like it was freshly graded and then turns into a rutted-out trail. Nothing too difficult, just some sections where water was flowing down and created a rut in the road.…
Learn more about Alder Springs W.C. - FS 21N30

This is a short spur road that looks like it used to take you to the top of Triplet Butte however the trail becomes impassable a little less than half way down the road. Has…
Learn more about Triplet Butte - 18N02A

This is a semi maintained fire road. From the South end starts out groomed and starts to get narrow on the shelf road. Some overgrown brush to get some pin stripes. There are multiple smaller…
Learn more about North Fork - FS 18N03

Easy dirt trail with connections to the Berryessa Snow Mountain Monument area Trails with wildflower sights in Spring and the main road to The Wilbur Hot Springs. Beautiful scenery of the Bear Valley in Lake…
Learn more about Bear Valley Road Trail

This is an out and back or should I say up and down trail that takes you from the bottom of the canyon to the top of the Saint John mountain. Trail is single wide…
Learn more about Saint John - FS 18N06

This trail has a gate, so it is likely closed for the winter. The trail is a hard-pack gravel road with some potholes and rutted-out sections. There are a couple of spots that get a…
Learn more about Lower Middle Ridge - FS 21N07

At the beginning of the trail, there is a sign that states "closed at creek crossing". However, we did not encounter a creek crossing or any closures along this trail before it meets at M3.…
Learn more about Road 311

Bartlett Springs Road begins southeast of Mendocino National Forest and boasts excellent views. This route passes through BLM land, and there are plenty of offshoots from the trail. There are also opportunities for camping, hiking,…
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This is the beginning of the Letts Ridge trail. Past this is only for dirtbikes and other smaller OHV machines. This trail will also take you to the Champagne trail wh8ch also connects to Potato…
Learn more about Letts Ridge Trailhead Entrance

This trail immediately starts climbing. Has many rolling water drainages and rocky sections. Start to get good views of the canyon as well. Crossing a road and continuing on the other side, it's easy to…
Learn more about Champagne - FS 17N79

Mostly a wide fire road connecting the road to Potato Hill Trail. There are some small washes, and it narrows at a few sections to one vehicle wide. Good views from the top of the…
Learn more about Sanborn - FS 17N63

This trail will take you to a wetland area where multiple springs emerge from the mountainside. There is a dispersed camping area at the end where it turns into some hiking trails that give an…
Learn more about Cold Spring

This trail used to be longer, but erosion turned it into half just a dirt bike trail. This trial ends at a bit of a turn around that you could unload your bikes and hit…
Learn more about East Letts - FS 17N02k

Single wide trail but smooth. This trail connects the main Letts Valley trail to Mill Valley Campground. If you miss it, you'll have to go way around and take a difficulty 4/10 trail to get…
Learn more about Mill Valley Spur C - FS 17N02C

This is more of a straightforward gravel fire road. It has most of the surrounding trails attached to it and is also the dirt way to Letts Lake and campgrounds. Some sections of the road…
Learn more about Letts Valley - FS 17N02

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…
Learn more about Belden-Longville

This trail is a little less than 4 miles and leads to Letts Lake and campground. As the only lake in the lower half of Mendocino NF, it is worth visiting. There are four campsites…
Learn more about Letts Lake

This trail takes you from deep in the canyon straight up to the top of the mountain. Some switchbacks and small washes. Goes from more forest to barren red dirt and rock. One section towards…
Learn more about Belden-Longville Burma Road

This trail begins at the end of the Fouts-Bear Creek paved road that comes from the Fouts Springs Camp Grounds and takes you to the Long Ridge and Bear Creek split. There is a campground…
Learn more about Fouts-Bear Creek Road M10

Walker Ridge Road is one of the main entrances to the Indian Valley Reservoir (CDFW) and the Walker Ridge Recreation Area (BLM). The road is gravel and accessible by most high-clearance vehicles. There are plenty…
Learn more about Walker Ridge Road to Indian Valley Reservoir Road