Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lake Montezuma, Arizona

Forest Service Road 9202Y is 3.5 miles long and connects a residential area to Wet Beaver Creek Road. This is a very popular OHV trail, so be cautious of others, including bicyclists. On the eastern…
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Montezuma Well is a wide well-maintained gravel road between Beaver Creek Road and Rimrock. It's a through route that descends 300 ft in elevation with a panoramic view of the Verde valley and mountains. Dispersed…
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Soda Springs is seasonally open for recreation and camping, consisting mostly of compact dirt and gravel. It's wide and smooth with a few washouts to keep a lookout for. No longer a through route, it…
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Forest Service Road 618G is a short dirt trail that ends at a turnaround. At this turnaround, there is a gate that only permits foot traffic. The majority of this road is a dirt surface…
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Wet Beaver Creek Road is a maintained dirt road that stretches just over 9 miles long. This road is washboarded in places and has some small bumpy areas. This road can get very dusty, so…
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Forest Service Road 689 starts off of Beaver Creek Road and travels north. This trail allows you to travel from Beaver Creek Road to Stoneman Lake Road without having to use I-17. The first section…
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This short but fun trail is shy of a mile long and travels into the foothills of the Mogollon Rim. As you start this trail, a camping site will be on your right. The trail…
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Forest Service Road 9201E is shy of 1.5 miles long and ends at Trail Tank. The western part of this trail is very easy-going. You will pass several nice camping spots on your left-hand side.…
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Forest Service Road 9201M is a fun and laid-back trail starting from Wet Beaver Creek Road. This trail's first two and a half miles are relatively smooth, with small ruts. As you traverse downhill toward…
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This trail is the western portion of Forest Service Road 214. This trail is a maintained gravel road that stretches just shy of 11 miles long. There is considerable elevation gain at 2,200+ ft as…
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Bull Pen Road starts just off Highway 260. The total mileage of this trail is 5.3 miles and takes you into the canyon where West Clear Creek is located. Most of this trail is easygoing…
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The beginning of this trail starts off at the junction with FS 214 and FS 9241K. The portion of this trail on FS 9241K is easy-going with small rocky sections with gentle grades. The trail…
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The area around this trail is a wind-swept mesa that allows a 360-degree view of the Verde Valley and the rest of the surrounding areas. The first part of this trail is a very bumpy…
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This short one-mile gravel road gives close access to West Clear Creek and Clear Creek Campground. The campground can give off-roaders a nice last-minute campsite if needed. The road takes a loop around Clear Creek…
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Camp Verde Trail in total is a long 13-mile 50-inch trail in the Black Hills of Prescott National Forest near Camp Verde, Arizona. The north segment is a 10.7-mile stretch connecting the Copper Canyon and…
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If you are looking for ATV spur trails, this road has them branching off in all directions until you hit the straightaway toward the residential area. This road has a wide-open area at the beginning…
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West Cherry Creek Road is a very scenic trail that clocks in at 10.4 miles long. The beginning of this trail starts just outside of the little town of Cherry, Arizona. The trail traverses through…
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This 13.2-mile point-to-point trail goes to the Fossil Creek Area. The trail ends in a permit-required area from 1 April to 1 October and must be purchased prior to arriving. There are several hiking trails…
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Grapevine is a 50-inch trail in the Hayfield Draw OHV area near Camp Verde, Arizona, and is one of the first trails accessed from the staging area. This trail heads south from the parking lot,…
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Underhill is a 50-inch trail in the Hayfield Draw OHV area that goes through a rolling desert terrain in the Sonoran Desert, around 3,600 feet in elevation. This one is fun for dirt bikes because…
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Crucifixion is a desert two-track for vehicles 50 inches wide or less, accessed directly from the Hayfield Draw OHV staging area. The trail is a decent width for ATVs, even though it looks mostly ridden…
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This 4-mile-long trail is laid back and a maintained dirt road. There is camping at the beginning of this trail that is on State Land. Be aware that you need a permit to camp on…
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The Sand Wash Trail is an easy sand wash for the entire 4.5 miles. The wash has small loose bits of gravel in the wash but no big rocks. It's easy to ride, with the…
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This short spur trail takes you a mile across Wingfield Mesa to an old corral with very old steel tankers that store water for livestock. This is a dirt road that has evidence of deep…
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Middle Wash is a 3-mile sand wash trail in the Hayfield Draw OHV area. The west end starts at the intersection with Aultman, and it goes east until it intersects with the Sand Wash #527…
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This short gravel road takes you to Beasley Flat, which is a recreational site on the west side of the Verde River. The road is very well maintained but can be dusty at times. There…
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This trail makes a semi-loop around Round Mountain in the Coconino National Forest. The semi-loop consists of two forest service roads, which are 9248G and 9245A. Forest Road 9248G starts in the trail's northern section…
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This trail is the final 1.5 miles of Forest Service 644 and is a maintained gravel road. This is a very easy-going trail with a few small rocky areas. The road travels from East to…
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Aultman is part of the Hayfield Draw OHV system of 50-inch trails near Camp Verde, Arizona. This trail is one of the easiest trails in the area. It's an easy and wide two-track that is…
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This very scenic trail is 8 miles long and rolls through the steep foothills of the Prescott National Forest. The trail is not technical at all but is very bumpy and rocky in places. There…
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