Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near La Boca, New Mexico

This route is appropriately named Rock Garden. There are rocks of all shapes and sizes, including hoo-doos, arches, and balancing boulders. It is north of New Mexico State Highway 173 and is a short drive to the spectacular rocks. Look on both sides of the route and enjoy the views.
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This 2.3-mile-long ATV trail starts off of Ute Creek, and has some steeper descents/climbs that are rutted with loose rocks, but also fast easy sections through wide open meadows and pinyon pine. It goes up and over small rolling hills as it heads south, traversing around the edges of the hills. It ...
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Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
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A paved road west of New Mexico State Highway 550 leads to this beautiful adventure in Hart Canyon. The arch is a short drive north of the main route. The small, majestic arch spans a small arroyo. There is a turnaround area near the arch. The Aztec UFO crash site is on a hill north of this route. T...
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This route is relatively easy up and back, except for ruts and a water crossing near the end. If you decide to hike to Cox Canyon Arch itself, it is a short, moderate hike directly north from the first parking area past the gas industry equipment. If you continue to the turn-around loop at the end, ...
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The Bull Creek Trail begins approximately 2.9 miles on the right off of Fossett Gulch Road - FS 613. The trail begins as a dirt road, Bull Creek Road - FS 841, but quickly turns into the Bull Creek Trail. Most of the trail is very wide and easy to ride on. There is a gate near the beginning of the ...
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Turkey Creek A road is a dirt/gravel road that can be ridden as an extension of the Bull Creek Trail. It is important to note that this road will continue into the Southern Ute Land, which is not for public access, so please make sure you pay attention using your onX offroad map and don't go too far...
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This small bypass is an unnamed gas well road. There's a very small (probably private) shooting range at the south end where this trail begins. The vista from the top is also very nice. The hill at the start of the south end is very steep, but still passable by a Honda Civic, unless it's wet/muddy/i...
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This is an easy trail, 1 or 2 Difficulty at most, something that you can take your stock Honda Civic on most of it. The southern end of this trail is the Cox Canyon Arch trailhead just barely inside New Mexico's northern border with Colorado. The entrance to the parking lot itself might be a 2 or ev...
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North Loop trail is one of the networks of trails in the area called Glade Nor h. It is an easy drive with beautiful views of northwest New Mexico's high dese t. There are also stunning views of the San Juan Mountains of southern Colora. There are also numerous rock formations and deep canyon vies. ...
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The Horizon Loop is a 3-mile ATV loop east of Bayfield, Colorado. It has sections of two-track through the forest, but part of the trail is on oil well access roads that are full-width gravel roads. The trail portions are accessible, being a wide path in the flat sagebrush valley or winding undernea...
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This is an easy, scenic trail that can be a leisurely Sunday afternoon drive or an all-day Saturday event. Several spurs and cut-throughs offer the opportunity for more challenging adventures. The trail winds along and to the top of Slane Canyon. Just shy of a 1,000-foot altitude gain means you'll ...
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Skimmer makes a 1.1-mile ATV loop off of the Horizon Loop. It's a dirt two-track that ducks off from the oil well access road portion of Horizon Loop. The trail has dips and ruts through the grassy meadows and ponderosa pine. It gradually curves through partially graded hillsides, but is pretty flat...
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608 Connect- 694 is an ATV trail that connects two portions of the Forest Service Road 608. The south end starts as an oil well access road past a gate, but there is a trail portion that ducks off to the west and makes a triangle off of the oil well road. It crosses the road again, then continues no...
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This easy trail utilizes oil roads just off of Highway 64 to loosely loop around the portion of Manzanares Mesa northwest of Cutter Reservoir before intersecting with the Cutter Reservoir Trail. Expect gorgeous vistas, heavy rutting, and the occasional washout across the road. Many small spurs off o...
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Manzanares Ridge (CR 520) is a gorgeous Sunday drive, winding through fields of sagebrush dotted with juniper and pinion trees. Its placement along the high point of Manzanares Mesa offers panoramic views as the trail skirts the tops of cliffs several hundred feet high. While this well-traveled oil ...
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Fossett Gulch Road - FS 613 is a forest service dirt road that begins right off of Highway 160. It is approximately 26 miles west on Highway 160 from downtown Pagosa Springs. There is an area right at the beginning of the road for parking and unloading. The road is very well maintained. There are c...
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Little Bull Creek Trail is a fun ATV/Dirt Bike Trail. The trail starts at the end of Fossett Gulch Road. The trail is located on the right of the road. Do not travel past the trail entrance, as this is Southern Ute land and there is no public access. There are several flat smooth areas where you can...
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Lange Canyon ATV trail makes a 5.4-mile loop off 608 Road in the San Juan National Forest in the trail system east of Bayfield, Colorado. The route has many sections on oil well access roads that are full-width gravel roads, but also has many sections of easy trail winding through the forest. It goe...
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Malquadis Point is a great route that begins as an oil road turn-off from RT 64, just east of Manzanares Canyon. The trail starts with a steady climb to the top of the mesa before leveling out into a stretch of desert prairie where the trail can be heavily rutted, depending on recent weather and tra...
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This route is appropriately named Rock Garden. There are rocks of all shapes and sizes, including hoo-doos, arches, and balancing boulders. It is north of New Mexico State Highway 173 and is a short drive to the spectacular rocks. Look on both sides of the route and enjoy the views.
Learn more about Rock Garden

This 2.3-mile-long ATV trail starts off of Ute Creek, and has some steeper descents/climbs that are rutted with loose rocks, but also fast easy sections through wide open meadows and pinyon pine. It goes up and over small rolling hills as it heads south, traversing around the edges of the hills. It ...
Learn more about Reservoir Canyon

Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
Learn more about Francis Canyon Pueblito

A paved road west of New Mexico State Highway 550 leads to this beautiful adventure in Hart Canyon. The arch is a short drive north of the main route. The small, majestic arch spans a small arroyo. There is a turnaround area near the arch. The Aztec UFO crash site is on a hill north of this route. T...
Learn more about Arch and Aztec UFO Site

This route is appropriately named Rock Garden. There are rocks of all shapes and sizes, including hoo-doos, arches, and balancing boulders. It is north of New Mexico State Highway 173 and is a short drive to the spectacular rocks. Look on both sides of the route and enjoy the views.
Learn more about Rock Garden

Starting on 539 just south of where it goes across the dam, you'll head up Francis Mesa Road and over Smith Pass to the top of the mesa. There is some rough exposed rock on both the ascent and descent from the mesa as well as some stretches of road with heavy sand, but careful route selection during...
Learn more about Francis Canyon Pueblito

A paved road west of New Mexico State Highway 550 leads to this beautiful adventure in Hart Canyon. The arch is a short drive north of the main route. The small, majestic arch spans a small arroyo. There is a turnaround area near the arch. The Aztec UFO crash site is on a hill north of this route. T...
Learn more about Arch and Aztec UFO Site

This route is relatively easy up and back, except for ruts and a water crossing near the end. If you decide to hike to Cox Canyon Arch itself, it is a short, moderate hike directly north from the first parking area past the gas industry equipment. If you continue to the turn-around loop at the end, ...
Learn more about Cox Canyon Arch