Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Harrisburg, Oregon

As you head past Crooked Creek OHV you will follow the blacktop straight into a dense beautiful forest. The road turns to gravel and winds its way up the mountain. You can hunt mushrooms, hike, hunt and fish streams in the area. You have plenty of spur roads and OHV trails to access and explore alo...
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This is a great weekend drive. Go north on Marcola Road out of Springfield. Shotgun Creek Road is on the left just after you pass the covered bridge. Head up to the fork and take a right towards Crooked Creek Staging Area where you will head straight until you reach FS 15-2-24, as you head up the hi...
Learn more about Shotgun to McGowan - Mainline

Prairie Peak is located on BLM land outside of Triangle Lake, Oregon. The area is a system of trails and dirt roads that wind their way up to a broadcast tower at the peak that can make for some easy riding and great scenic views. The trail leading up to the peak is a somewhat maintained dirt road w...
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The first mile to mile and a half is full of potholes, then it smooths out. There are dispersed camping spots along the way along with a couple of streams and views when it opens up. Throughout the trail, there are offshoots for further exploration. Winter travel is not recommended due to high pileu...
Learn more about Mary's Peak to Harlan

Missouri Tie is a 5-mile unpaved route winding through the Siuslaw National Forest along the Lincoln and Benton County border. The narrow corridor is heavily overgrown with dense coastal foliage, making vehicle pinstriping highly likely. The trail has a low technical difficulty rating of 2, requiri...
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Sugar Loaf is an approachable yet scenic gravel route through the Siuslaw National Forest and private timberlands, making it a perfect drive for beginners, high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles, and SxSs seeking sweeping forest views. Spanning approximately 3.7 miles, this easy-rated trail climbs...
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This road is accessed directly from Highway 34, but there are no signs marking its beginning. The road is easy, but it becomes overgrown fairly quickly, with encroaching vegetation and some low-hanging branches. From the Motor Vehicle Use Map, it is open to all classes of vehicles, but paint scratch...
Learn more about FS 3415

This forest trail is user-maintained and doesn’t seem to get much use. The route begins on a hard gravel surface and eventually softens, with plenty of brush, trees, and undergrowth along the way. Expect significant pinstriping, as vegetation grows close to the trail, along with numerous potholes. D...
Learn more about FS 3200672

This maintained trail travels through a dense, very green forest with a heavy canopy overhead. The road surface is mostly smooth gravel, though undergrowth and trees encroach on the trail in places, making the route look wider than it is. The surrounding vegetation can be deceptive, so allow extra r...
Learn more about FS 3100126

This is an easy gravel road that is overgrown in places. The track begins where the pavement ends on Grass Creek Road. It is a two-track for much of its length, starting wider and then narrowing and becoming more overgrown. The road is open to all vehicle classes, but even a motorcycle will be pushi...
Learn more about Grass Creek Rd - FS 3430

This long, well-maintained trail climbs steadily through the area, reaching an elevation of 1,210 feet within approximately two and a half miles. The road remains in good condition throughout and provides a straightforward climb with no major issues noted. At the top of the route, a maintenance truc...
Learn more about FS 3278000

This interesting trail is a well-maintained former logging road that has been cleared and remains relatively easy to navigate aside from several significant obstacles. The biggest concern is a series of excessively large, deep drainage dips, or speed-control humps. These are much more aggressive tha...
Learn more about FS 5840634

Bull Run is a loose gravel road that runs through the Siuslaw National Forest, most of the road is surrounded by thick trees. At the very top, the road becomes steep where logging is done. The trees have been cleared up there, offering a large open view and on a clear day, there is a beautiful viewi...
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This well-maintained trail is quite beautiful and runs along the side of a mountain through a more open landscape rather than a densely enclosed forest. Although the trail reaches only about 961 feet in elevation, it still has significant drop-offs along the route. Two particular corners have unexpe...
Learn more about FS 2127000

This well-maintained Forest Service and forest easement road also serves as a logging road, climbing steadily uphill for approximately two miles. The route gains elevation throughout the entire section, taking you high into the forest and, in places, seemingly up into the clouds. The surrounding sce...
Learn more about FS 1014

Lookout Point Trail, also known as Forest Road 5821 (NF-5821), is an easy and scenic 14.3-mile dirt route running along the north side of Lookout Point Lake, making it an ideal option for beginners, scenic cruisers, and standard vehicles seeking an alternative to Willamette Highway 58. Traveling thr...
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This is an easy single lane gravel road, connecting the FS 58 road to East Five Rivers Road via a section of single lane paved forest road. The paved portion is actually more overgrown in places than the gravel road. The Motor Vehicle Use Map shows this road as open to street-legal vehicles only, wh...
Learn more about Lake Creek Rd - FS 3210

This user-maintained trail consists of gravel tracks with some softer undergrowth growing through the center. The route begins through a beautiful forest with large, moss-covered trees, creating an especially lush setting. The trail climbs and descends several times before eventually reaching a ridg...
Learn more about FS 3122000

This well-maintained gravel trail climbs through a mountain pass, reaching about 1,500 feet before descending to around 143 feet. The route has a beautiful mix of elevation changes and offers a scenic drive through the surrounding area. Watch for rockfall and use caution around the numerous bends an...
Learn more about FS 2170000

This well-maintained trail follows the simple rule that what goes up must come down, dropping approximately 1,000 feet in just one mile. The route is absolutely gorgeous, with stunning outlooks and viewpoints along the way. The descent includes numerous twists, curves, and blind corners, so make sur...
Learn more about FS 1030

This is a great weekend drive. Go north on Marcola Road out of Springfield. Shotgun Creek Road is on the left just after you pass the covered bridge. Head up to the fork and take a right towards Crooked Creek Staging Area where you will head straight until you reach FS 15-2-24, as you head up the hi...
Learn more about Shotgun to McGowan - Mainline

Prairie Peak is located on BLM land outside of Triangle Lake, Oregon. The area is a system of trails and dirt roads that wind their way up to a broadcast tower at the peak that can make for some easy riding and great scenic views. The trail leading up to the peak is a somewhat maintained dirt road w...
Learn more about Prairie Peak

The first mile to mile and a half is full of potholes, then it smooths out. There are dispersed camping spots along the way along with a couple of streams and views when it opens up. Throughout the trail, there are offshoots for further exploration. Winter travel is not recommended due to high pileu...
Learn more about Mary's Peak to Harlan

Missouri Tie is a 5-mile unpaved route winding through the Siuslaw National Forest along the Lincoln and Benton County border. The narrow corridor is heavily overgrown with dense coastal foliage, making vehicle pinstriping highly likely. The trail has a low technical difficulty rating of 2, requiri...
Learn more about Missouri Tie

This is a great weekend drive. Go north on Marcola Road out of Springfield. Shotgun Creek Road is on the left just after you pass the covered bridge. Head up to the fork and take a right towards Crooked Creek Staging Area where you will head straight until you reach FS 15-2-24, as you head up the hi...
Learn more about Shotgun to McGowan - Mainline

Prairie Peak is located on BLM land outside of Triangle Lake, Oregon. The area is a system of trails and dirt roads that wind their way up to a broadcast tower at the peak that can make for some easy riding and great scenic views. The trail leading up to the peak is a somewhat maintained dirt road w...
Learn more about Prairie Peak

The first mile to mile and a half is full of potholes, then it smooths out. There are dispersed camping spots along the way along with a couple of streams and views when it opens up. Throughout the trail, there are offshoots for further exploration. Winter travel is not recommended due to high pileu...
Learn more about Mary's Peak to Harlan

Missouri Tie is a 5-mile unpaved route winding through the Siuslaw National Forest along the Lincoln and Benton County border. The narrow corridor is heavily overgrown with dense coastal foliage, making vehicle pinstriping highly likely. The trail has a low technical difficulty rating of 2, requiri...
Learn more about Missouri Tie