Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Jackson, Montana

BLM Trail 136 is a narrow, one-vehicle-wide trail that offers a great mix of scenery and a slight challenge. It connects BLM Trail 138 to BLM Trail 137 and BLM Trail 135. The surface is fairly rocky, with most rocks coming in around 8 inches or less. It’s not overly technical, but you’ll want to tak...
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BLM 124 is the natural continuation of Trail 122 and serves as a short connector back to Sagehen Flat Road. Starting from the west end, you’ll immediately hit a moderately steep but short climb with some light ruts. Near the top of that climb, the trail gets a bit rockier, which can make traction sl...
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This is a 2 lane, maintained forest service road that leads to the long-standing fire tower for the Northfork, ID area with a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountain ranges. The knowledgeable and friendly watchman we spoke to has been standing watch over this area for 20 summers. There is a shor...
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BLM 128 connects Sagehen Flat Road down to River Bluff Road and offers a more engaging drive than some of the smoother connectors in the area. Starting from the Sagehen side, you’ll immediately run into some deeper ruts and a bit of off-camber terrain that set the tone early. The trail stays one veh...
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River Bluff, also known as BLM 118, is the main access road as you head into the BLM land east of Salmon, Idaho. It’s a pretty straightforward drive overall, with most of the road wide enough for two full-size vehicles, though there are a few short stretches where it narrows down to a single vehicle...
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BLM 122 is a lightly traveled trail that takes a bit of attention to follow, but offers a nice mix of terrain along the way. To access it, take Sagehen Flat Road, turn right at the “Know Before You Go” sign onto BLM 123, then shortly after, take a left at the fork onto 122. Early on, you’ll hit a sh...
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Sagehen Flat 121 is a pretty fun trail overall and a great option if you’re just getting started or looking for a fun and faster ride. The first mile is wide and fairly smooth—almost feels like a maintained road—so you can ease into things without worrying about obstacles right away. In this section...
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Silverleads Ridge is a 1.6-mile-long single track in the Salmon National Forest that is open from 5/22 to 9/7. The east end starts at the end of Stein Mountain Trail. As it goes west, it goes up a skinny alpine single track that is really narrow, through a forest of pine trees and grassy meadows. It...
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Powder Gulch is an easy alpine single track near Gibbonsville, Idaho. It starts right off of Lick Creek Road #60078. The entrance is unmarked from Lick Creek Road, but there is a trail sign partway through. It starts with a couple of tiny creek crossings, more like muddy ravines. It's a very narrow ...
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This is a well-maintained gravel road that connects Lemhi Pass to the little village of Lemhi in the valley. It is a two-lane road and a little steep with several hairpin turns. Vehicles with trailers and large RVs are not recommended. This road is sometimes referred to as the Agency Creek Road.
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This road, signed as FS 60068 on the ground, connects the Agency Creek Road, also known as the Lemhi Pass Road, eventually to the Continental Divide (CD). But of course, it's not known as the Copper Queen Mine road because it accesses the CD; it got its name because the first segment of the road is...
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This 12-mile single-lane road connects the Black Canyon Ridge Road to the Lemhi Pass Road. It is signed as BLM Road #1882. Beginning from the intersection of the Black Canyon Road (FS 5932), the first two miles of this road traverse wooded and rugged terrain. This segment of the road treats the t...
Learn more about Everson Creek Road

This easy track is bookended by the Shoshone Ridge Interpretive Site to the south, and Highway 278 near Jackson MT to the north - it partially follows both the Big Hole River and the Nez Perce Trail. Along the way you'll pass numerous informal camping, established campgrounds, Reservoir Lake, and hi...
Learn more about Big Hole - Road 181

This ATV trail intersects with the Copper Queen Road near the Continental Divide and works its way down to the Agency Creek Road (also sometimes referred to as the Lemhi Pass Road), a drop in elevation of about 2000 feet over 5 miles. At higher elevations, the trail passes through heavy stands of p...
Learn more about Queen - Agency ATV Route

This is a mellow but scenic loop that definitely shows you why it's the "Big Sky" state. Keep your eyes out for antelope, rabbits, and wildflowers. There are lots of good campfire/picnic spots and campsites. It's not technical at all and could easily be done in a sedan. About halfway through, there ...
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This road offers a rewarding variety of experiences for the OHV enthusiast. From the intersection with the Lemhi Pass road to the intersection with the Yearian Creek Road, the tread is a good gravel road suitable for most vehicles, after passing the Yeaian Creek intersection, the road climbs and the...
Learn more about Ramsey Mountain Road

Anderson Mountain Trail is a pretty good mix of gravel, dirt, and rocks throughout the whole trail. It is a wide trail, where two full-size vehicles shouldn't have trouble passing each other at most points. This trail is pretty fun. Although you are climbing in elevation the whole way, there are man...
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This seven-mile section of the Gibbons Pass Road system is a smooth gravel road that is plenty wide for two vehicles to pass at nearly any point. The majority of this road is flat but there are a few spots of elevation change that are fairly mild slopes. This road is gravel with very few rocky spots...
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Beautiful and scenic, this easy dirt road winds its way up into the Salmon National Forest. Once you begin gaining elevation, the road is generously one vehicle wide with plenty of pull-out places to pass. No obstacles but steep mountain drop-offs exist. There were several dispersed camp spots noted...
Learn more about Into The Salmon Forest

This route will take you through Vipond Park, a subalpine meadow. The southern approach to the meadow is a very steep single-lane road with limited turnouts, do not bring a trailer on this side. This route includes Glendale and the kilns that supplied it with charcoal.
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BLM Trail 136 is a narrow, one-vehicle-wide trail that offers a great mix of scenery and a slight challenge. It connects BLM Trail 138 to BLM Trail 137 and BLM Trail 135. The surface is fairly rocky, with most rocks coming in around 8 inches or less. It’s not overly technical, but you’ll want to tak...
Learn more about BLM Trail 136

BLM 124 is the natural continuation of Trail 122 and serves as a short connector back to Sagehen Flat Road. Starting from the west end, you’ll immediately hit a moderately steep but short climb with some light ruts. Near the top of that climb, the trail gets a bit rockier, which can make traction sl...
Learn more about BLM 124

This is a 2 lane, maintained forest service road that leads to the long-standing fire tower for the Northfork, ID area with a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountain ranges. The knowledgeable and friendly watchman we spoke to has been standing watch over this area for 20 summers. There is a shor...
Learn more about 4th of July Trail

BLM 128 connects Sagehen Flat Road down to River Bluff Road and offers a more engaging drive than some of the smoother connectors in the area. Starting from the Sagehen side, you’ll immediately run into some deeper ruts and a bit of off-camber terrain that set the tone early. The trail stays one veh...
Learn more about BLM 128

BLM Trail 136 is a narrow, one-vehicle-wide trail that offers a great mix of scenery and a slight challenge. It connects BLM Trail 138 to BLM Trail 137 and BLM Trail 135. The surface is fairly rocky, with most rocks coming in around 8 inches or less. It’s not overly technical, but you’ll want to tak...
Learn more about BLM Trail 136

BLM 124 is the natural continuation of Trail 122 and serves as a short connector back to Sagehen Flat Road. Starting from the west end, you’ll immediately hit a moderately steep but short climb with some light ruts. Near the top of that climb, the trail gets a bit rockier, which can make traction sl...
Learn more about BLM 124

This is a 2 lane, maintained forest service road that leads to the long-standing fire tower for the Northfork, ID area with a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountain ranges. The knowledgeable and friendly watchman we spoke to has been standing watch over this area for 20 summers. There is a shor...
Learn more about 4th of July Trail

BLM 128 connects Sagehen Flat Road down to River Bluff Road and offers a more engaging drive than some of the smoother connectors in the area. Starting from the Sagehen side, you’ll immediately run into some deeper ruts and a bit of off-camber terrain that set the tone early. The trail stays one veh...
Learn more about BLM 128