Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Laughlin, Nevada

This is overall a low technical difficulty route with one spot that would not be recommended for anything other than a dirt bike or skilled four-wheeler. It generally follows the large power lines west. Starting…
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The Nevada Telephone Cove Road is inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area boundary and starts just off State Route 163 a few miles outside of Laughlin, Nevada. This is a well-trafficked and reasonably maintained…
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The Stonehouse Trail is a single-wide dirt road that winds through desert hills in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and passes by an old stone house ruin. The road is not technical but has…
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This 3-mile point-to-point stretch of the AZPT connects from Silver Creek Road (155) to Bullhead City, paralleling the Black Mountains to the east and the city to the west. The trail is like a desert…
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To the East of Bullhead City, Secret Pass Slot Canyon is an out-and-back wash trail that leads adventurers to a drivable slot canyon. The trail begins as a wide open, sandy wash basin, consisting of…
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Christmas Tree Pass is a fun, dirt road adventure in the hills above the Colorado River on the Arizona/Nevada border. It is named for a tree on the trail that is decorated with christmas ornaments.…
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Spur to Davis Camp (West), also known as Buck Wash Road, is allegedly part of the Arizona Peace Trail system. It begins just east of Bullhead City and there are a dozen trails/options to reach…
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This 19.7-mile point-to-point trail is a small segment of the Arizona Peace Trail, a 675-mile off-road trail through western Arizona. This segment takes you from Golden Shores to Bullhead City on Lake Havasu to the…
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Grab your bathing suit and paddleboard because Telephone Cove in the Lake Mead Recreation Area is the place to relax and enjoy the water. Both routes--North and South--are wide, maintained dirt roads from the pavement…
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To the Mount is a point-to-point connector trail from "There and Back" up to the mountain area. If starting from the west, the trail begins in a sandy wash. Expect washboards like all the other…
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This trail takes you from Balancing Boulder Camp down to the Needles Highway, where you can head south to Needles or north to Laughlin/Bullhead City. Starting at camp around 2,500 feet of elevation, you drop…
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This easy, wide, well-maintained dirt trail connects Bullhead City to the historic town of Oatman. The trail is graded regularly and is wide enough for two vehicles to pass. One section goes through a mountain…
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Here to There is an alternative point-to-point trail that connects the sandy washes of the Secret Pass Slot Canyon trail to the Slot Canyon Bypass trail. From out of the wash, there are two hills…
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Slot Canyon Bypass is a point-to-point trail that traverses the ridgeline above Secret Pass Slot Canyon. Starting at the western end, the trail begins in the sandy, canyon wash, climbing up and back out into…
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Powerline Road (South), Route 2, is a point-to-point dirt trail that begins and ends off of Princess Cove Road. The trail follows the powerline towers and offers beautiful views of the surrounding desert and the…
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This trail begins in town on the edge of a neighborhood and connects to the AZPT trail. It picks up off of East Sterling Road in a turn and heads out into the desert. The…
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Arrowhead Cove Road, Route 2A, is an out-and-back trail from Powerline Road South to the water's edge of Arrowhead Cove. The trail follows a wash bed and is easy-going with no major obstacles or challenging…
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Buck Wash Road is a 3 mile point-to-point, two-track trail that parallels Highway 68. From the Black Mountains westward, it is a beautiful hilltop track that rollercoasters its way back to civilization. For the most…
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This trail runs between the AZPT Havasu to Oatman Bypass Easy and the AZPT Segment Lake Havasu to Kingman Trail. A wooden sign can be spotted along the route, labeling it Wheeler Wagon. No specific…
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This out-and-back trail crosses the AZPT trail and connects to a network of trails, allowing for different loop trail options. It is one of the easier trails to access from the town of Fort Mojave,…
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This trail is on the southern end of Lake Mojave. This end of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area has an entrance station and lake use fees. Lake Mead passes can be purchased online or…
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This trail starts from the lower wash on the Princess Cove Trail. It heads up a narrow, loose, rocky hill. The trail surface is rocky and bumpy for a while, running along the top of…
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This 21.7 point-to-point trail begins off the Lake Mead View Trail (which actually overlooks Lake Mohave) and ends near Katherine's Landing. The trail takes you through the Black Mountain range and passes by the Portland…
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This excellent point-to-point trail picks up off Highway 68 From the Katherine Heights Townhomes complex. The trail begins behind the neighborhood. The trail heads north through some mountains and then turns west towards the Colorado…
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This trail out to the Linda Mine and Memorial can be run as an out-and-back or it can be connected to other trails at the mine to create a loop. Starting this trail from the…
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This is a fun trail out to a small mine on BLM land. It picks up off Katherine Mine Trail, an extensive open graded trail. Watch for ruts and small cross washes on either end…
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This out-and-back trail picks up from the Wheeler Wagon Trail East. The beginning of this trail follows a ridgeline paralleling the mountains. Before it drops into a valley, there is a lovely dispersed campsite with…
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This is a loop trail out to a multi-tier mine. The trail enters and exits from the Katherine Mine Trail. Getting out to the mine, the trail is a sandy wash that crosses other sandy…
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This is a loop trail from the easy main trail, Katherine Mine Trail. One end of the loop is more heavily traveled than the other. The entire trail is a loose, sandy wash trail. The…
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This is another fun loop trail in a section of BLM land just outside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Off-highway travel is allowed outside the Rec Area. This trail can be picked up at…
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