Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Lapoint, Utah

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
Learn more about Halfway Hollow Road - Uintah County 2230

This trail is an out-and-back trail that runs up to Paradise Park Reservoir and continues past it through some dispersed camping areas before ending. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road up until you pass the turn to Paradise Park Reservoir, where it switches to a natural road base and will s...
Learn more about Mosby Mountain - FS 10104

Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
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Red Mountain West Access is a 1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Uintah County, Utah. This trail provides access from the pavement on the west side of Red Mountain up to the Red Mountain Loop trail. Running the loop west to east is the easier direction (rated 6) as the most difficu...
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This trail is a short spur off of Charleys Park that leads across the field to the edge of the ridge, providing a good overlook down into the canyon at the end of the trail. This trail is easy, with no major obstacles to cross in the trail. This trail has plenty of good dispersed campsites located a...
Learn more about Charleys Park Spur - FS 10760

This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you can drive your machine up to the ledge for a great photo op.
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This trail branches off of Red Cloud Loop and leads to a large area of dispersed camping sites. This trail starts off as a well-maintained road before it transitions to a tighter trail through the trees, with small rocks embedded in the trail along with a couple of smaller potential mud pits as it a...
Learn more about Charleys Park - FS 10234

Taylor Mountain Road is a scenic Forest Service road rated 1/10 in the Ashley National Forest. It connects Vernal to the south and FS 10018 at its northern terminus. It is passable by most any vehicle, although the USFS does restrict travel to legally tagged vehicles. The road passes numerous majest...
Learn more about Taylor Mountain Road - FS 10044

This is a short out-and-back trail that splits off from East Ashley Grasshopper and heads southwest to the edge of Ashley Gorge. This trail is easy, as it travels across the open flat with only a short section of small rocks leading up the small hill to the viewpoint, along with there being a gate a...
Learn more about Single Trough - FS10293

Harmston Overlook is a short out-and-back trail that branches off of Elkhorn Loop and heads West to where it ends at a parking lot right next to a large overlook of the canyon below. This trail is rough as it heads to the overlook, with some small ruts and sections with small rocks throughout. This ...
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This trail is a short out-and-back trail that branches off of Mosby Mountain and heads North to where it ends at a small parking area at Paradise Park Reservoir Dam. This trail is an easy gravel road that is well maintained. This trail is open to all vehicles and has no seasonal closure date, but wi...
Learn more about Paradise Park Reservoir Access - FS 10752

A moderate cliffside loop for capable 4x4s and side‑by‑sides, East Ashley‑Grasshopper (FS 10238) threads along rugged terrain above Ashley Gorge, linking back to Taylor Mountain (FS 10044) with dramatic overlooks and technical dirt sections that reward attentive drivers. FS 10238 is best approached...
Learn more about East Ashley-Grasshopper

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that splits off from Taylor Mountain and follows the fence in a straight line to the edge of the gorge. This trail is mostly smooth, with some small rocks and ruts scattered throughout; the hardest spot is just east of East Ashley Grasshopper, where the trail...
Learn more about Fence Line - FS10568

This is a lollipop loop trail that leads to a stunning overlook of the Ashley Gorge. It is an easy trail with a few steep climbs, some tight turns through the trees, and potential for pinstripes. There is an outcropping of rock at the overlook that makes for a great vehicle photo opportunity. The t...
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Elkhorn Loop is a 26-mile point-to-point trail that runs up into the Uintas before turning back and heading down a different canyon and back down and out of the Uintas. This trail is well maintained, with the east half better maintained than the west half. The west half has a few small rocks in the ...
Learn more about Elkhorn Loop - FS 10117

This trail is a short out-and-back trail that branches off Taylor Mountain and heads east to Clarks Park, which sits on the edge of Big Brush Gorge, just above Roaring Fork. This trail starts well-maintained as it branches off before transitioning into a natural surface trail with a couple of shallo...
Learn more about Roaring Fork - FS 10568

This trail is a short trail that runs between Mosby Mountain and Johnson Creek, serving as the main access to Johnson Creek. This trail is rough, with sections of small rocks embedded into the road as well as small ruts scattered throughout. This trail stays low in the trees for the short distance i...
Learn more about Johnson Bench - FS 10754

Little Valley Road is a point-to-point trail in the Honda Hills area, just south of Red Fleet State Park near Vernal, Utah. As part of the Outlaw Trail system, it’s marked as Outlaw Trail 15 and winds its way along several ridgelines. Along the route, you can catch glimpses of Red Fleet State Park, ...
Learn more about Little Valley Road

This trail is a short trail that branches off of Red Cloud Loop and goes to Oaks Park Reservoir, where it ends with a large dispersed camping loop. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road that is wide enough for vehicles to comfortably pass. The end of this trail has many short splits and spurs ...
Learn more about Oaks Park - FS 10024

Trail 551 starts off of FS 10019 at a trail marker and starts traversing across a hillside covered in sagebrush. The trail is rutted in spots, with 1-2 foot deep ruts often running on one side of the trail, where you are constantly crossing over to avoid the ruts. ATVs can easily straddle the ruts, ...
Learn more about Kabell Hollow #551

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
Learn more about Halfway Hollow Road - Uintah County 2230

This trail is an out-and-back trail that runs up to Paradise Park Reservoir and continues past it through some dispersed camping areas before ending. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road up until you pass the turn to Paradise Park Reservoir, where it switches to a natural road base and will s...
Learn more about Mosby Mountain - FS 10104

Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
Learn more about Red Cloud Loop

This trail is a short spur off of Charleys Park that leads across the field to the edge of the ridge, providing a good overlook down into the canyon at the end of the trail. This trail is easy, with no major obstacles to cross in the trail. This trail has plenty of good dispersed campsites located a...
Learn more about Charleys Park Spur - FS 10760

This road is graded and suitable for all types of vehicles. The width of the road is adequate for passing. Campers and trailers can traverse this road. This area is dry desert sagebrush terrain (no trees). Rock formations with varied colors make the desert look like it is in bloom. Rock spires and s...
Learn more about Halfway Hollow Road - Uintah County 2230

This trail is an out-and-back trail that runs up to Paradise Park Reservoir and continues past it through some dispersed camping areas before ending. This trail is a well-maintained gravel road up until you pass the turn to Paradise Park Reservoir, where it switches to a natural road base and will s...
Learn more about Mosby Mountain - FS 10104

Red Cloud Loop (FS 10018) is a laidback forest road route perfect for beginners or anyone looking for an easy 4x4 trail near Vernal. Winding through the southeastern section of Ashley National Forest, this loop offers a scenic, low-stress drive through mixed forest with occasional rocky patches and ...
Learn more about Red Cloud Loop

Red Mountain West Access is a 1-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Uintah County, Utah. This trail provides access from the pavement on the west side of Red Mountain up to the Red Mountain Loop trail. Running the loop west to east is the easier direction (rated 6) as the most difficu...
Learn more about Red Mountain West Access-Vernal