Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Juntura, Oregon

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Dry Creek Road

This occasionally rocky dirt road passes along the West side of the Owyhee Reservoir and accesses the small collection of boat-in homes at the Dry Creek Arm. It terminates at the dirt two tracks that…
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Total Miles
22.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Virginia valley cinder pile

This is a 5-mile loop on state land. If the gates are closed, close them behind you, otherwise you can leave them open. The trail is rutted year-round in most places. It is muddy, with…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Dry Buttes Reservoir

This rugged, rocky, and rutted dirt road spur climbs up into the Dry Buttes WSA and terminates at a seasonal reservoir. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry…
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Total Miles
3.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Oxbow Basin Road

This rugged, eight-mile dirt road NW of the Owyhee Reservoir passes through Oxbow Basin. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry and numerous Wilderness Study Areas along the…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Morcom Road

This rugged dirt and rock road drops 1800 feet off the rimrock plateau to the ruins of the Morcom Ranch homestead on the banks of the Owyhee River below. This is an out-and-back road as…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Jackson's Cat Trail

A rough and often fading two-track along the Southern edge of the Owyhee Breaks Wilderness Study Area. This trail includes a lollipop out-and-back that leads out to an overlook of the Owyhee Canyon that looks…
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Total Miles
7.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Wild Horse Tank Road

This bumpy little out-and-back passes by the wild horse tank on its way to a few great camping spots. They are level and have sweeping views of the valley and surrounding hills. If you're lucky,…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mahan Reservoir Quail Creek

This trail is a perfect way to get up into the Steens Mountains from Alvord valley below. It starts as a well-maintained gravel trail and becomes a short shelf road with a few steep sections.…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Miller Lane

Miller Lane is a bumpy, dirt road that is an elongated "C" shape on the map, arcing out from the water tower at the center of the plateau to follow the curve of the edge…
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Total Miles
17.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Burnt Flat Road

This trail ascends from the valley below into a network of trails in the Steens Mountains. The trail begins down in the lakebed area and the lower valley. Then it ascends a steep rocky shelf…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su

Blue Canyon Trail

This rugged, rocky dirt road climbs two thousand feet up from the Owyhee River onto the rimrock above along the boundary of the Blue Canyon Wilderness. This is a scenic route that has numerous campsites…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Lakebed Cutover

This bumpy little trail leads across the lower mountainside of the valley along the sides of the dry lake beds. There are quite a few nice offshoots for exploring and finding flat spots to camp.…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Iron Point Road

This is a rugged dirt road with bits of rock from time to time. It leads out from Morcom Road towards Iron Point on the edge of the Owyhee Canyon. There is very little traffic…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Riddle Mountain

Riddle Mountain Trail reaches the top of Mountain at the BLM fire lookout. The trail crosses public land for much of the route. Please treat the private land sections with care and leave every gate…
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Total Miles
7.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su

Birch Creek Road

This rocky, graded gravel road drops two thousand feet off of the rimrock down to the Historic Birch Creek Ranch and BLM campground along the Owyhee River. The Birch Creek Ranch campground is a beautiful…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Bogus Ranch Road

Bogus Ranch Road is a dusty dirt road that starts out as gravel in the small hamlet of Arock, Oregon. It winds through the few farms that have managed to find viable land among all…
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Total Miles
13.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Owyhee Oxbow Basin

This rugged, rocky, and rutted dirt road climbs up from the Owyhee River into Oxbow Basin. This is part of a long and very remote route that accesses the backcountry and numerous Wilderness Study Areas…
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Total Miles
3.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Bogus Bench Trail

The Bogus Bench Trail is a rough, twisty, and often rocky dirt road that starts at Mud Lake and winds its way along the foot of Bogus Bench and the Bogus Rim as it drops…
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Total Miles
10.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Entrance to Burnt Flat Road

This short section is the smoother, more heavily traveled access road to Burnt Flat Road. It passes through a cattle gate with a nice cheater bar to make stringing it back up easier. Then it…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Mudlake Reservoir Road

One of the main connector roads in this section of the bench plateaus above the Owyhee Canyon, this sometimes dirt, sometimes gravel route is one of the faster ones to use to transit the area.…
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Total Miles
8.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Jordan Craters Ranch Road

This uninspiring dirt ranch road follows the edge of the adjacent Jordan Craters WSA. The ranch roads in this area are a bit of a spider web through this area of grazing land that mostly…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Blowout Reservoir Road

Wide, graded gravel road used by ranchers and explorers alike to access the grazing land and points of interest around the Jordan Craters and the edges of the Owyhee Canyon. There is very little traffic…
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Total Miles
14.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Coffeepot Crater Road

This is a short, rocky dirt spur road accessing Coffeepot Crater. Coffeepot Crater is an interesting point of interest along the edge of the Jordan Craters Lava Beds. It is worth a stop to climb…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa

37 Spring Trail

This is a rugged but short trail that accesses 37 Spring. This area is a beautiful old growth Ponderosa Pine forest with park- like clearings with all of the solitude you need. The area is…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Jordan Valley - Leslie Gulch

The road is sufficient for virtually any vehicle, but the 25 miles of gravel and washboard may leave some wanting to air down to add comfort, and there is a spot to do that at…
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Total Miles
23.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su

Lost Creek

This trail goes through an old-growth ponderosa pine forest above the Silvies River, near the small town of Burns. Between the river and the road are some high rimrocks, which make up the cliffs and…
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Total Miles
7.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Cub Creek

This is a well-maintained snowmobile and ATV trail from the North Fork of the Burnt River to Sumpter, Oregon.
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Total Miles
22.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa

Marble Creek Pass

Marble Creek Pass is in the Elkhorn Mountain range west of Baker City in eastern Oregon. Marble Creek Road out of Baker City becomes forest road NF6510 (Marble Creek Pass Rd). It's approximately 9 miles…
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Total Miles
15.8
Tech Rating
3 Moderate
Best Time
Sp / Su

Rock Valley Lookout Road

Do you like a muddy road with beautiful views? This road is for you! This trail is very easy and also very short but offers a great spot to camp for a few nights. There…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Antelope Crossing

This bumpy out and backcrosses the long, dried grassy fields as it ascends into the hills. The entire time herds of Antelope were crossing the path ahead. Once at the top, it's clear to see…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa