Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Houck, Arizona

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This excellent day trip starts on the western edge of Malpais National Monument, drives by the Big Tubes cave system and then crosses an easy introduction to driving over rock before accessing the "Hole in the Wall" in back country of Malpais Wilderness. Malpais consists of a series of large lava fi...
Learn more about Hole in the Wall at Malpais National Monument

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out

This trail follows a 3-mile road through the land north of Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona, traveling from east to west with a variety of open desert views. Along the route are broad mesas, expansive blue skies, and several windmills that define the landscape. Early on, the road passes a clearly marke...
Learn more about Mill Road

This trail makes a great side trek for those passing through the area with about an hour to spare, though it can easily take longer depending on how much time is spent exploring. The route is only 2.2 miles, but the canyon offers plenty to see on foot, and the short loop can take around 45 minutes t...
Learn more about Five Mile Draw

This trail is aptly named and serves as an alternate route out of the area after exploring Mill Road, avoiding the need to backtrack. The northern section runs north to south and remains a true off-road route with single-vehicle width, washouts, ruts, and wide-open high desert views, along with feat...
Learn more about Way Out