Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Lake Placid, Florida

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Lake Goodwin Road

This is a scenic ride through the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area. The trail is accessed of the north end of School Bus Road within the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area northeast of Avon Park. School Bus…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tram Grade East

Tram Grade East is a compacted rock and dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, and some minor whoops may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Tuckers Grade

Tuckers Grade starts at the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area (WMA), then transitions to a two-lane wide compacted lime rock road after passing the shooting ranges. The two-lane wide road continues to approximately Seaboard Grade. After…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Road 7

Road 7 intersects with Tuckers Grade and heads southward. This trail is a single vehicle-wide trail. It is composed of a mix of compacted rock and dirt, with some muddy sections. Scattered sections of rutting…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Twin Mills Grade

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

Albritton Loop

This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although open year-round, access is limited to registered motor vehicles only. Using airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles (side-by-sides), swamp buggies, tracked vehicles, or…
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Total Miles
5.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

North Loop West

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi

Seaboard Grade North

Seaboard Grade North is a compacted dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, minor whoops, and small obstacles may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is one…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Randall-Burnsed

This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although open year-round, access is limited to registered motor vehicles only. Using airboats, all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles (side-by-sides), swamp buggies, tracked vehicles, or…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Williams Road - Three Lakes WMA

Williams Road takes you all the way from US Route 441 to the west end of the northeast part of the Three Lakes WMA and gives you access to several trails in that area. The…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Seaboard Grade

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a $3 per person or $6 per vehicle for daily use fee. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tram Grade

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a $3 per person or $6 per vehicle for daily use fee. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ingram-Smith Trail

This trail is located in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area. Several information boards/stations are set up. This area is home to much Florida wildlife, including Florida Panther habitat. Located just north of…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi

Okaloacoochee Slough

This is a great beginner's trail or a trail for adventurers who may not be equipped for extreme trails. The trail is within the 32,000+ acre State Forest located between Labelle and Felda off Henry…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Oilwell Grade

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a $3 per person or $6 per vehicle for daily use fee. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
3.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Road 15 - Three Lakes WMA

Road 15 connects Williams Road at the west end and Long Loop Road 4 at the east end in the northeast part of the Three Lakes WMA. The road conditions are a mixture of packed…
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Total Miles
2.3
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Road 1 - Three Lakes WMA

Road 1 starts and ends at Williams Road in the northeast part of the Three Lakes WMA and gives and gives you access to several trails in the area. The road conditions are a mixture…
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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Bluefield Ranch Preserve

This is a flat, graded gravel and dirt road that leads to the Bluefield Ranch Preserve. The trail receives regular maintenance in the form of grading as the trail not only serves the Preservation area,…
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Total Miles
5.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Patterson-Wildcow Crossover

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

Wildcow Grade

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA is open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year around, access is limited to only…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi

Otter Grade

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail leads through the eastern side of Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, where there are a variety of pine/oak Hammocks and wetland/marsh…
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Total Miles
6.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Spoonbill Pass

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The trail leads southeasterly through the eastern side of Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest. There are a variety of pine/oak Hammocks and wetland/marsh…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Orange Hammock WMA

This is an easy, graded hard-pack trail, easily driven with a regular automobile without 4-wheel drive capabilities. Many nature trails that can be walked. Several gates have to be accessed to enter the Wildlife Management…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Road 1 - Babcock-Webb WMA

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a $3 per person or $6 per vehicle for daily use fee. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi / Su

Road 2 - Babcock-Webb WMA

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a $3 per person or $6 per vehicle for daily use fee. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Seminole Grade

This is an easy scenic drive. There is a very good chance of observing some wildlife or cattle along this trail. It can be completed in its entirety in 2WD and without the need to…
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Total Miles
3.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Babcock-Yucca Pens Unit Road 3

This is an easy scenic drive. There is a very good chance of observing some wildlife or cattle along this trail. It can be completed in its entirety in 2WD and without the need of…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Yucca Penns-Road 3

This trail is located within the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission requires a daily use fee of $3 per person or $6 per vehicle. Some exceptions may apply to those…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

4 Sections Road

This trail is located within the Okaloacoochee Slough and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This trail and WMA are open to public recreational access year-round. Although access is open year-round, access is limited to only registered…
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Total Miles
3.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Wi / Sp

Dinner Island Ranch WMA

Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Preserve is an easy gravel and packed sand drive. The road can become a little messy after some heavy rain. Roads are typically one, sometimes one and a half, vehicles…
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Total Miles
16.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Lake Placid, Florida

Lake Goodwin Road

This is a scenic ride through the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area. The trail is accessed of the north end of School Bus Road within the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area northeast of Avon Park. School Bus…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tram Grade East

Tram Grade East is a compacted rock and dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, and some minor whoops may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Tuckers Grade

Tuckers Grade starts at the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area (WMA), then transitions to a two-lane wide compacted lime rock road after passing the shooting ranges. The two-lane wide road continues to approximately Seaboard Grade. After…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Road 7

Road 7 intersects with Tuckers Grade and heads southward. This trail is a single vehicle-wide trail. It is composed of a mix of compacted rock and dirt, with some muddy sections. Scattered sections of rutting…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Seaboard Grade North

Seaboard Grade North is a compacted dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, minor whoops, and small obstacles may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is one…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Williams Road - Three Lakes WMA

Williams Road takes you all the way from US Route 441 to the west end of the northeast part of the Three Lakes WMA and gives you access to several trails in that area. The…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Lake Placid, Florida

Lake Goodwin Road

This is a scenic ride through the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area. The trail is accessed of the north end of School Bus Road within the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area northeast of Avon Park. School Bus…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Tram Grade East

Tram Grade East is a compacted rock and dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, and some minor whoops may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is…
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Total Miles
9.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Tuckers Grade

Tuckers Grade starts at the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area (WMA), then transitions to a two-lane wide compacted lime rock road after passing the shooting ranges. The two-lane wide road continues to approximately Seaboard Grade. After…
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Total Miles
11
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Road 7

Road 7 intersects with Tuckers Grade and heads southward. This trail is a single vehicle-wide trail. It is composed of a mix of compacted rock and dirt, with some muddy sections. Scattered sections of rutting…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Seaboard Grade North

Seaboard Grade North is a compacted dirt trail. Potholes, ruts, minor whoops, and small obstacles may be experienced. The trail may go unmanaged following storms or rain events. The majority of the trail is one…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
Best Time
Fa

Williams Road - Three Lakes WMA

Williams Road takes you all the way from US Route 441 to the west end of the northeast part of the Three Lakes WMA and gives you access to several trails in that area. The…
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Total Miles
8.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi