Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Kooskia, Idaho

The Lolo Motorway(Forest Road 500) is a roughly 95-mile narrow, winding primitive road. The single-lane road, partially built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930, travels close to the Nez Perce Trail. Portions of this road are single-lane, and there are washouts. High clearance 4x4 onl...
Learn more about Lolo Motorway (aka FS Rd #500)

Trailhead is off the highway with limited parking of about 200 feet of one-lane parking. Use caution when unloading, as this part of the highway can get busy during spring and early summer with rafters, kayakers, and others.The trail is not far from Lowell, Idaho. With a population of 23, it does no...
Learn more about Van Camp trail 16

This route follows French Creek until it reaches Orogrande Creek. It continues along Orogrande Creek until it meets the north fork of the Clearwater River. This junction includes both the Bungalow Creek Ranger Station and Bungalow Creek Campground as well as several large dispersed camping sites. Th...
Learn more about Pierce to Superior FS 250

Turn off of Fish Creek trail at and cross Fish Creek to reach the Fish Buttle Saddle ATV trail at the following coordinates: 46.34508, -115.42648. This trail climbs 3.4 miles up to Middle Butte Road. The ATV trail is beautiful and follows an ATV trail deep in the forest. Continue up Middle Butte roa...
Learn more about Fish Butte Saddle

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a lengthy route that snakes through the mountains and offers some premium views. There are several disperse...
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

This is a beautiful single-track trail that, when ridden in combination with Fish Creek and Fish Butte Saddle ATV trail, forms a fantastic loop. Fish Butte Trail Starts from either the Middle Butte Road or the Fish Creek Road, depending on the direction you ride. This five-mile trail is mainly compo...
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The Magruder Corridor, also known as the Magruder Road Corridor, is a remote backcountry route that connects Idaho and Montana between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. This historic trail is one of the classic overland drives in the Northern Rockie...
Learn more about The Magruder Corridor

The lower section of Crooked River or Forest Service Road 233, better known as Orogrande Summit, is a heavily traveled road that is part of the Nez Perce National Forest, but makes its way deep into the Gospel-Hump Wilderness as one of the only allowed motorized routes. The route is a gravelly and w...
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Eagle Creek is a 17.3-mile out-and-back trail that starts in the Craig Mountains at an elevation of 4,959' before descending to the Salmon River at 1,080'. The first 11 miles make up the descent, as the trail winds down through a tight, steep canyon along a creek sharing its name. This section is a ...
Learn more about Eagle Creek - FS 35001

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fra...
Learn more about Red River Road

FR 441/Nut Basin Road is a sand road that meanders through the Nez Perce National Forest. Parts are lined with trees on both sides. The road gets rougher with ruts and some baseball-sized rocks when approaching the summit for the turn to the Nut Basin Lookout Ruins. There are places to dry camp alon...
Learn more about Nut Basin - FR 441

FS 536/Keating Ridge Road turns North off NF221 C/FDR Grangeville-Salmon Road approximately 9.4 miles from FDR 1614/Big Salmon Road. Keating Ridge is 3.8 miles long (one way) and ties into FR 441-Nut Basin. The road is a mix of sand and dirt. There are a few minor ruts. The scenery is beautiful as t...
Learn more about FS 536-Keating Ridge Road

Army Corp campground with OHV access only. 1.3 miles (10 minutes) off PFI road to Grandad bridge around mile marker 19 1/2. There is a sign for this trail just past Grandad Bridge. The road goes through clear cut before there is a gate with a 50-inch access opening you need to use to head down to th...
Learn more about Little Meadow Creek OHV Campground

This is a 5-mile easy one-way gravel road off of the main road to Grandad Bridge (PFI road). Potlatch Corp ground permit may be required if you leave the main road. The road winds through areas of clear-cuts and forest with lots of different types of vegetation to see. The track follows the creek fo...
Learn more about Little Meadow Creek Road

This trail leads from the western end of the scenic and historic Magruder Corridor near the USFS Red River Guard Station to Red River Hot Springs Resort. The Magruder Corridor stretches over 100 miles from near Darby, Montana on US 93 west through Idaho's breathtaking high-mountain scenery of the Fr...
Learn more about Soda Creek- FS 1172

The Partridge Creek Trail is a 50-inch-wide trail that steadily climbs from the Partridge Creek campground and into the mountains towards Elk Butte. It has its share of windy corners, back-and-forth switchbacks, and climbs/drops as you work your way up the hill. Most of the trail is through shady ti...
Learn more about Partridge Creek OHV Trail 8290

Easy ride on a gravel road with lots of spur roads and trails that you can take along the way. Turn off Telephone Creek Road where there is a sign that says Armstrong Saddle. You will now be on Old T Camp Road. Then you can drive across Elkberry Creek turn and head up a narrower road that will climb...
Learn more about Elkberry Creek Road

To connect to NF 221 - C/FDR Grangeville - Salmon Road, Turn East off Hwy 95 onto NFD 1614/Big Salmon Road and proceed 9.8 miles. This road is pavement. Before reaching Allison Creek Campground, there is a large sandy area on the right side of the road with ample room for unloading and loading offro...
Learn more about NF 221 - C/FDR Grangeville - Salmon Road

This trail takes you from the Elk Creek Basin and up over Shattuck Butte down to Morris Creek. The route starts by climbing up West Fork. Lindley Creek Road and then over several logging roads - some of which are cut with sharp water bars - before descending down Morris Creek back to the Upper Basin...
Learn more about Shattuck Butte

This long dusty road is heavily timbered & logged at this time. The road is wide enough for two vehicles to pass, there are some narrow areas around switchbacks though. Be aware of logging trucks coming off this mountain. Elk River is the nearest town with amenities like fuel, a general store, resta...
Learn more about Grandad Road (Elk River to Dworshak Reservoir)

The Lolo Motorway(Forest Road 500) is a roughly 95-mile narrow, winding primitive road. The single-lane road, partially built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930, travels close to the Nez Perce Trail. Portions of this road are single-lane, and there are washouts. High clearance 4x4 onl...
Learn more about Lolo Motorway (aka FS Rd #500)

Trailhead is off the highway with limited parking of about 200 feet of one-lane parking. Use caution when unloading, as this part of the highway can get busy during spring and early summer with rafters, kayakers, and others.The trail is not far from Lowell, Idaho. With a population of 23, it does no...
Learn more about Van Camp trail 16

This route follows French Creek until it reaches Orogrande Creek. It continues along Orogrande Creek until it meets the north fork of the Clearwater River. This junction includes both the Bungalow Creek Ranger Station and Bungalow Creek Campground as well as several large dispersed camping sites. Th...
Learn more about Pierce to Superior FS 250

Turn off of Fish Creek trail at and cross Fish Creek to reach the Fish Buttle Saddle ATV trail at the following coordinates: 46.34508, -115.42648. This trail climbs 3.4 miles up to Middle Butte Road. The ATV trail is beautiful and follows an ATV trail deep in the forest. Continue up Middle Butte roa...
Learn more about Fish Butte Saddle

The Lolo Motorway(Forest Road 500) is a roughly 95-mile narrow, winding primitive road. The single-lane road, partially built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930, travels close to the Nez Perce Trail. Portions of this road are single-lane, and there are washouts. High clearance 4x4 onl...
Learn more about Lolo Motorway (aka FS Rd #500)

This route follows French Creek until it reaches Orogrande Creek. It continues along Orogrande Creek until it meets the north fork of the Clearwater River. This junction includes both the Bungalow Creek Ranger Station and Bungalow Creek Campground as well as several large dispersed camping sites. Th...
Learn more about Pierce to Superior FS 250

This scenic route leaves Pierce via Snake Creek Road before turning off onto Calhoun Road. This is a very easy, well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. It is a lengthy route that snakes through the mountains and offers some premium views. There are several disperse...
Learn more about Pierce to Dworshak Reservoir/Grandad Bridge

The Magruder Corridor, also known as the Magruder Road Corridor, is a remote backcountry route that connects Idaho and Montana between the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. This historic trail is one of the classic overland drives in the Northern Rockie...
Learn more about The Magruder Corridor